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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 402668" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Jen, difficult child isn't the only one who needs to separate from you a bit. At 17 your daughter cannot figure out how to walk the dog or get groceries? All those friends can come over but she can't get one of them to give her a ride to the store or tell her how to ride the bus there? She can't walk to the store? There were times as young as 11 that I walked 1-2 MILES to go shopping if I wanted to go and my parents couldn't/wouldn't take me. </p><p> </p><p>She is MORE than old enough to handle this stuff. So is husband. Tell them to stop bugging you unless it is important enough to pull difficult child out of the hospital and fly her home with you even if that means difficult child dies because she isn't able to eat. NOT that you would ever DO that, just tell your 17yo that.</p><p> </p><p>The more you "help" them by telling them how to handle things, the more they are going to keep dumping all of this on you. </p><p> </p><p>While you are away, try reading Parenting with Love and Logic and/or Parenting your Teen with Love and Logic. The hospital library may have them, or a local library or the RMH may have them. They are full of ways to help that can be very effective and reduce the stress on parents.</p><p> </p><p>As far as who else can be involved? SSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Don't poke any sleeping bears!!!!</p><p> </p><p>I am glad that difficult child is taking bites, even though it takes so much of your energy to get her through it. Is the tube staying in so you can feed her through it at night after day treatment, or is it coming out in the hopes that she will keep eating if she doesn't have it to fall back on? I know it feels like you have been there forever, but it hasn't been that long since she started getting all the calories her body needs, esp if it is to heal. Just wondering.</p><p> </p><p>I have faith that if you leave it up to husband and easy child they will figure out some way to handle the animal control issue and the cops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 402668, member: 1233"] Jen, difficult child isn't the only one who needs to separate from you a bit. At 17 your daughter cannot figure out how to walk the dog or get groceries? All those friends can come over but she can't get one of them to give her a ride to the store or tell her how to ride the bus there? She can't walk to the store? There were times as young as 11 that I walked 1-2 MILES to go shopping if I wanted to go and my parents couldn't/wouldn't take me. She is MORE than old enough to handle this stuff. So is husband. Tell them to stop bugging you unless it is important enough to pull difficult child out of the hospital and fly her home with you even if that means difficult child dies because she isn't able to eat. NOT that you would ever DO that, just tell your 17yo that. The more you "help" them by telling them how to handle things, the more they are going to keep dumping all of this on you. While you are away, try reading Parenting with Love and Logic and/or Parenting your Teen with Love and Logic. The hospital library may have them, or a local library or the RMH may have them. They are full of ways to help that can be very effective and reduce the stress on parents. As far as who else can be involved? SSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Don't poke any sleeping bears!!!! I am glad that difficult child is taking bites, even though it takes so much of your energy to get her through it. Is the tube staying in so you can feed her through it at night after day treatment, or is it coming out in the hopes that she will keep eating if she doesn't have it to fall back on? I know it feels like you have been there forever, but it hasn't been that long since she started getting all the calories her body needs, esp if it is to heal. Just wondering. I have faith that if you leave it up to husband and easy child they will figure out some way to handle the animal control issue and the cops. [/QUOTE]
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