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<blockquote data-quote="Bunny" data-source="post: 405538"><p>If this child is writing in her diary that she wants to stab you, you need to show that to her father NOW!! He needs to know how serious this is before someone gets hurt.</p><p> </p><p>Like everyone else said, there really is very little that you can do by yourself. You are not her mother. You are not even her stepmother. You are her father's SO and that is a tought spot to be in. Try to get your SO to find another therapist. Trust me, they do not all push medications as the first line of defense. Ours waited for years before went in that direction. Just because the first one that she went to was not a good fit does not mean that there is not someone out there that can truly help her, especially if she has a family history of mental illness. She may need some type of medications to help her, but that can't be your call. That has to come from her father.</p><p> </p><p>If your SO refuses to get her the help that she needs now, I would say that you need to get out. You have a daughter that needs to be protected from your "step daughter" and it is your job to make sure that she is safe. It's obvious that you care a great deal about her, but you can not fix this child by yourself. </p><p> </p><p>Good luck. Keep us posted at to how you all are doing. I hope that it gets better.</p><p> </p><p>Pam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bunny, post: 405538"] If this child is writing in her diary that she wants to stab you, you need to show that to her father NOW!! He needs to know how serious this is before someone gets hurt. Like everyone else said, there really is very little that you can do by yourself. You are not her mother. You are not even her stepmother. You are her father's SO and that is a tought spot to be in. Try to get your SO to find another therapist. Trust me, they do not all push medications as the first line of defense. Ours waited for years before went in that direction. Just because the first one that she went to was not a good fit does not mean that there is not someone out there that can truly help her, especially if she has a family history of mental illness. She may need some type of medications to help her, but that can't be your call. That has to come from her father. If your SO refuses to get her the help that she needs now, I would say that you need to get out. You have a daughter that needs to be protected from your "step daughter" and it is your job to make sure that she is safe. It's obvious that you care a great deal about her, but you can not fix this child by yourself. Good luck. Keep us posted at to how you all are doing. I hope that it gets better. Pam [/QUOTE]
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