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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 689200" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Let's see here.</p><p>The child in this story is 14 and female. Without ANY other thing going on, that combination of age and gender is ... a major challenge. This is the age when they start asserting independence, trying their wings. It's also an age where some major mistakes can be made. Tighter controls is the <em>wrong direction</em>. You know that - your mother-in-law does not, or will not accept it.</p><p> </p><p>Next we add in a very recent bi-polar diagnosis. Your mother in law grew up in an age where even a hint of mental illness was shame on the family. She hasn't learned new ways of thinking. It's just who she is. And it takes <em>significant time</em> to find the right medication(s) and other interventions, and for stability to develop. Due to the hormones in this age group... stability can be years in the making.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not sure "family therapy" is going to solve anything. As your daughter seems to be self-aware enough to know that there is a problem, it may be time to explore other options that might replace some of the time she spends with grandma.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 689200, member: 11791"] Let's see here. The child in this story is 14 and female. Without ANY other thing going on, that combination of age and gender is ... a major challenge. This is the age when they start asserting independence, trying their wings. It's also an age where some major mistakes can be made. Tighter controls is the [I]wrong direction[/I]. You know that - your mother-in-law does not, or will not accept it. Next we add in a very recent bi-polar diagnosis. Your mother in law grew up in an age where even a hint of mental illness was shame on the family. She hasn't learned new ways of thinking. It's just who she is. And it takes [I]significant time[/I] to find the right medication(s) and other interventions, and for stability to develop. Due to the hormones in this age group... stability can be years in the making. I'm not sure "family therapy" is going to solve anything. As your daughter seems to be self-aware enough to know that there is a problem, it may be time to explore other options that might replace some of the time she spends with grandma. [/QUOTE]
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