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<blockquote data-quote="CDN_DAD_in_tough" data-source="post: 707369" data-attributes="member: 21175"><p>It is a comfort knowing others are going through similar terrible situations. </p><p></p><p>It's a really crazy thing. You think it should be possible to maintain some sort of control over a 15 year old kid, but once a certain line of behavior or...errr...just basic normal daily functioning has been crossed, it's really almost impossible. Once the kid has literally stopped operating with the basic limits most kids have in mind - some sort of respect for parental authority, some sort of inhibition regarding missing school, a basic desire for things like just eating a regular meal or having clean clothes on for cripe sake! - once those things cease to be a limiting factor in their behavior you have very few means by which to control their activities. He's so stubborn that he'll choose to live a crappy existence of want and discomfort rather than submit to the few tiny, really pretty simple things we expect of him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CDN_DAD_in_tough, post: 707369, member: 21175"] It is a comfort knowing others are going through similar terrible situations. It's a really crazy thing. You think it should be possible to maintain some sort of control over a 15 year old kid, but once a certain line of behavior or...errr...just basic normal daily functioning has been crossed, it's really almost impossible. Once the kid has literally stopped operating with the basic limits most kids have in mind - some sort of respect for parental authority, some sort of inhibition regarding missing school, a basic desire for things like just eating a regular meal or having clean clothes on for cripe sake! - once those things cease to be a limiting factor in their behavior you have very few means by which to control their activities. He's so stubborn that he'll choose to live a crappy existence of want and discomfort rather than submit to the few tiny, really pretty simple things we expect of him. [/QUOTE]
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