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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 509308" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Welcome Chatty,</p><p>Our once wonderful child turned into a total mess by age 14. She too only used/s pot. And she did steal from us to get money to go where she could hang out and smoke pot. There are drugs that don't test well like Spice. To be honest, while pot may not have the same physical addicting parts, it does have an emotional addiction. Frankly it is the only thing my daughter feels takes the edge off her moods. It has been a bear to handle. She is very arrogant about its use. "I only use it once in awhile. It isn't addicting. etc.. I say, It is illegal and will cause legal problems.</p><p></p><p>Our bigger issues were behavior as well. We placed her in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) when she was 14. She was there 18 months. We had tried counseling, psychiatric. hospital, medications. She wasn't safe. We found out she had been abused and suffered great trauma. If we had not placed her there, we may have never known. When she got out, things were worse than ever though she had us all fooled that she was ready for release. We again had to have her placed through the court system because we could not afford another Residential Treatment Center (RTC) on our own. She has struggled much since release this last August(she should have not been released). There are finially steps forward. She has a full time job, she got her GED (with very high scores and a scholarship at a local community college), she would be a junior this year but school was unbearable for her. She too is a delight when she is in places other than home, though over time, her issues surface and she has struggles. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps you read post where people had done all they could and their kids were still not behaving. There are times when those of us who have been at this awhile do feel a bit hopeless. We often come here to vent or release these feelings so we can go on. But your boy is 15 and you cannot give up, you are right. I could not give up ever, but I do realize what I can and cannot control now that she is 17. This can bring your family closer together if you work together. You will need each other because the road can be very hard to travel.</p><p></p><p>I hope that the new counselor is helpful. May I also suggest looking into some out patient treatments. Many hospitals have these for teens with behavior problems. Some are short term school placements and some are after school. Many insurance companies cover at least part of the costs. This counselor will have ideas and suggestions for you and your family. Hang in there and keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 509308, member: 11001"] Welcome Chatty, Our once wonderful child turned into a total mess by age 14. She too only used/s pot. And she did steal from us to get money to go where she could hang out and smoke pot. There are drugs that don't test well like Spice. To be honest, while pot may not have the same physical addicting parts, it does have an emotional addiction. Frankly it is the only thing my daughter feels takes the edge off her moods. It has been a bear to handle. She is very arrogant about its use. "I only use it once in awhile. It isn't addicting. etc.. I say, It is illegal and will cause legal problems. Our bigger issues were behavior as well. We placed her in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) when she was 14. She was there 18 months. We had tried counseling, psychiatric. hospital, medications. She wasn't safe. We found out she had been abused and suffered great trauma. If we had not placed her there, we may have never known. When she got out, things were worse than ever though she had us all fooled that she was ready for release. We again had to have her placed through the court system because we could not afford another Residential Treatment Center (RTC) on our own. She has struggled much since release this last August(she should have not been released). There are finially steps forward. She has a full time job, she got her GED (with very high scores and a scholarship at a local community college), she would be a junior this year but school was unbearable for her. She too is a delight when she is in places other than home, though over time, her issues surface and she has struggles. Perhaps you read post where people had done all they could and their kids were still not behaving. There are times when those of us who have been at this awhile do feel a bit hopeless. We often come here to vent or release these feelings so we can go on. But your boy is 15 and you cannot give up, you are right. I could not give up ever, but I do realize what I can and cannot control now that she is 17. This can bring your family closer together if you work together. You will need each other because the road can be very hard to travel. I hope that the new counselor is helpful. May I also suggest looking into some out patient treatments. Many hospitals have these for teens with behavior problems. Some are short term school placements and some are after school. Many insurance companies cover at least part of the costs. This counselor will have ideas and suggestions for you and your family. Hang in there and keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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