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<blockquote data-quote="FlipFlops" data-source="post: 283238"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: darkorchid">For the therapist to say not to report the molestation seems almost unethical. Something that bizarre should be setting off alarms of a very real issue that poses a threat to the other kids at the very least! By law isn't a therapist supposed to report abuse and things of that serious of a nature? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #9932cc">Nomad, you seem a little shellshocked to me. And I totally sympathize, I have a violent child that we are likely about to place. It seems like at some point after so many disasters we get desenitized. It just becomes common place almost and we stop recognizing the danger we are in or putting our other kids in. Imagine someone else telling you this story. What would you think they should do? It also sounds like the mom could be in denial as well. You guys should really give some thought to what is going to be too much. Is too much something happening to one of the other kids? Something else happening to the mom? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #9932cc">Also consider how the other kids feel knowing they have to lock themselves in their room or yours at night because they are in danger. You are even having nightmares. What effect will this have on them? That is actually the reason we are trying to place our difficult child. For the sake of the other kids. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #9932cc">I'm sorry for having gotten on a soapbox. And I hope I haven't sounded critical. That truly was not my intent. Your situation just seems so very serious. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #9932cc">I wish you the best.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FlipFlops, post: 283238"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkorchid]For the therapist to say not to report the molestation seems almost unethical. Something that bizarre should be setting off alarms of a very real issue that poses a threat to the other kids at the very least! By law isn't a therapist supposed to report abuse and things of that serious of a nature? [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#9932cc]Nomad, you seem a little shellshocked to me. And I totally sympathize, I have a violent child that we are likely about to place. It seems like at some point after so many disasters we get desenitized. It just becomes common place almost and we stop recognizing the danger we are in or putting our other kids in. Imagine someone else telling you this story. What would you think they should do? It also sounds like the mom could be in denial as well. You guys should really give some thought to what is going to be too much. Is too much something happening to one of the other kids? Something else happening to the mom? [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#9932cc]Also consider how the other kids feel knowing they have to lock themselves in their room or yours at night because they are in danger. You are even having nightmares. What effect will this have on them? That is actually the reason we are trying to place our difficult child. For the sake of the other kids. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#9932cc]I'm sorry for having gotten on a soapbox. And I hope I haven't sounded critical. That truly was not my intent. Your situation just seems so very serious. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#9932cc]I wish you the best.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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