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<blockquote data-quote="Blessed Mama" data-source="post: 454536" data-attributes="member: 12458"><p>Thank you Marg <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Things have settled since that night. She actually came home not long after I posted this, and we had a serious talk about her behavior. We've had a number of talks - big, and small - since then about how to change things for the better. She told me she actually wanted the cops to come and get her; that she waited a very long time hoping they would show, and this tells me she is begging for boundaries. She burst in to tears recently, and told me she hates herself when she makes the bad choices, but sometimes does feel pressured or influenced by others.</p><p></p><p>She has been very respectful and responsive to my rules since this happened. I don't expect miracles, but am regaining my footing and remembering that it is I who rules the roost, NOT her! </p><p></p><p>She got an A on her first graded assignment for the credit recovery. I have had some long overdue and much needed conversations with her friends' mothers lately - and realized there are a lot of us who have been feeling alone, with kids spiralling out of control. One mother said, "I'm so glad you called." </p><p></p><p>It's still a work in progress, and I do understand that it will most likely not be smooth sailing, but I'm feeling better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blessed Mama, post: 454536, member: 12458"] Thank you Marg :) Things have settled since that night. She actually came home not long after I posted this, and we had a serious talk about her behavior. We've had a number of talks - big, and small - since then about how to change things for the better. She told me she actually wanted the cops to come and get her; that she waited a very long time hoping they would show, and this tells me she is begging for boundaries. She burst in to tears recently, and told me she hates herself when she makes the bad choices, but sometimes does feel pressured or influenced by others. She has been very respectful and responsive to my rules since this happened. I don't expect miracles, but am regaining my footing and remembering that it is I who rules the roost, NOT her! She got an A on her first graded assignment for the credit recovery. I have had some long overdue and much needed conversations with her friends' mothers lately - and realized there are a lot of us who have been feeling alone, with kids spiralling out of control. One mother said, "I'm so glad you called." It's still a work in progress, and I do understand that it will most likely not be smooth sailing, but I'm feeling better. [/QUOTE]
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