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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 71585" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Hi and welcome. I've been extremely lucky that my daughter hasn't been involved with drugs. However, she did have much of the same behavior of your daughter with a few other things thrown in (like violence, theft, lying).</p><p></p><p>She was great at not answering her phone when she deemed it convenient. I finally deemed it convenient for her to not have a phone since one of the main reasons she had it was so that I could contact her when needed. I actually called Verizon and had them shut it down (and I didn't tell her it was happening). The first time was for two weeks. The second time was for one month. The third time was for six months. Amazingly, after the six months, she got the message and always answers when I call unless her phone is dead.</p><p></p><p>Since I could not trust my daughter to come home at appropriate times, I started taking and picking her up each and every time. She wasn't grounded. That didn't work since she'd just leave or sneak out. But it was no fun being 16 and 17 and having mom take you to wherever you wanted to go and pick you up. I also would call the police and report her missing if she wasn't where I was supposed to pick her up.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, if my daughter had ever come home high, I would have called the police right then and there. You might want to consider filing a CHINS (Child in Need of Services) on her. This will get the courts involved, which can either be very good or very bad. If you get a good judge, it is a step in getting needed services, including rehab. It you get a judge who feels that kids like yours are incorrigible, the only thing she may get is juvie. So, it might worth some research to see which way the courts lean in your area. Given that you have a younger teen, it is even more important to try to find a way to stop her drug use.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure others with more experience on the drug issues will come along to help. You might also want to post in the drug abuse forum. There's a wealth of information and ideas there.</p><p></p><p>Good luck! You're not alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 71585, member: 3626"] Hi and welcome. I've been extremely lucky that my daughter hasn't been involved with drugs. However, she did have much of the same behavior of your daughter with a few other things thrown in (like violence, theft, lying). She was great at not answering her phone when she deemed it convenient. I finally deemed it convenient for her to not have a phone since one of the main reasons she had it was so that I could contact her when needed. I actually called Verizon and had them shut it down (and I didn't tell her it was happening). The first time was for two weeks. The second time was for one month. The third time was for six months. Amazingly, after the six months, she got the message and always answers when I call unless her phone is dead. Since I could not trust my daughter to come home at appropriate times, I started taking and picking her up each and every time. She wasn't grounded. That didn't work since she'd just leave or sneak out. But it was no fun being 16 and 17 and having mom take you to wherever you wanted to go and pick you up. I also would call the police and report her missing if she wasn't where I was supposed to pick her up. Honestly, if my daughter had ever come home high, I would have called the police right then and there. You might want to consider filing a CHINS (Child in Need of Services) on her. This will get the courts involved, which can either be very good or very bad. If you get a good judge, it is a step in getting needed services, including rehab. It you get a judge who feels that kids like yours are incorrigible, the only thing she may get is juvie. So, it might worth some research to see which way the courts lean in your area. Given that you have a younger teen, it is even more important to try to find a way to stop her drug use. I'm sure others with more experience on the drug issues will come along to help. You might also want to post in the drug abuse forum. There's a wealth of information and ideas there. Good luck! You're not alone. [/QUOTE]
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