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18 y/o daughter using pot and missing opportunities
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<blockquote data-quote="amelia d" data-source="post: 631060" data-attributes="member: 18177"><p>Signorina..thank you for sharing. Yeah..I think you get it. I have gotten alot of input and feedback and it helps (mostly). The frustration, like everyone on here has experienced, is seeing a child CHOOSE to throw their life away. She does still go to therapy, but I don't trust that she is very forthcoming about her situation. I spoke to her therapist to let her know I was seeing some concerning behavior, and was basically told to keep it to myself. The attitude is that my daughter needs to tell her this stuff--not me. If she doesn't hear about it from her, it must not be a concern. It's interesting you mentioned the moving out decision. The original plan (reasonable I thought) was for her and a friend to get an apartment to be closer to the University she was transferring to. That changed to an immediate need to get a place on her own. She can't discuss it without crying and just says she wants to live alone. My concern was her isolating herself from everyone. The isolation would be replaced by drugs, and the people that provide them. To me, it's the perfect storm. Take away the support she has, and everything comes crashing down on her..increasing her feelings of worthlessness. I agree with the whole pot thing. There are some people who can smoke it, but still move forward. My daughter is using it for "escape" ( her words), and as avoidance. I can't figure out what she's trying to avoid. </p><p>I hope your son finds a better future..you sound like a very strong woman, and that should help. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amelia d, post: 631060, member: 18177"] Signorina..thank you for sharing. Yeah..I think you get it. I have gotten alot of input and feedback and it helps (mostly). The frustration, like everyone on here has experienced, is seeing a child CHOOSE to throw their life away. She does still go to therapy, but I don't trust that she is very forthcoming about her situation. I spoke to her therapist to let her know I was seeing some concerning behavior, and was basically told to keep it to myself. The attitude is that my daughter needs to tell her this stuff--not me. If she doesn't hear about it from her, it must not be a concern. It's interesting you mentioned the moving out decision. The original plan (reasonable I thought) was for her and a friend to get an apartment to be closer to the University she was transferring to. That changed to an immediate need to get a place on her own. She can't discuss it without crying and just says she wants to live alone. My concern was her isolating herself from everyone. The isolation would be replaced by drugs, and the people that provide them. To me, it's the perfect storm. Take away the support she has, and everything comes crashing down on her..increasing her feelings of worthlessness. I agree with the whole pot thing. There are some people who can smoke it, but still move forward. My daughter is using it for "escape" ( her words), and as avoidance. I can't figure out what she's trying to avoid. I hope your son finds a better future..you sound like a very strong woman, and that should help. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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