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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 345200" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>I totally agree on the cell phone. I got burned on that one myself. What I DID do on that though, just for my own peace of mind, was to give difficult child an old cell phone of mine, which worked perfectly but was no longer activated. I mean BASIC cell phone without even a camera. I explained to her that she needed only to keep it charged in order to be able to call 911 in case of emergency and asked her to keep it in her purse. The phone was completely worthless unless she needed to call 911. Especially knowing that she was engaging in risky behavior, I wanted to know that, whatever happened, I had provided her with that resource. What was interesting to me was that she initially reacted in anger and tossed it in her room but later, quietly, did what I had suggested. I am thankful that she never had to use it, at least to my knowledge. It also helps me to know that, even though she no longer lives here, she still has that emergency phone unless she chose to get rid of it.</p><p> </p><p>On the home phone, I don't know if most people know you can purchase a caller ID box that shows both incoming and outgoing calls. It records the phone number, whether it was incoming or outgoing, the time, and the duration of the call. It can be password protected so that others cannot access or erase that information. I don't know if they are available in stores, but they can be ordered online.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck as you figure out how you need to manage boundaries with your unique difficult child. I think a mother's instinct is usually very reliable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 345200, member: 8226"] I totally agree on the cell phone. I got burned on that one myself. What I DID do on that though, just for my own peace of mind, was to give difficult child an old cell phone of mine, which worked perfectly but was no longer activated. I mean BASIC cell phone without even a camera. I explained to her that she needed only to keep it charged in order to be able to call 911 in case of emergency and asked her to keep it in her purse. The phone was completely worthless unless she needed to call 911. Especially knowing that she was engaging in risky behavior, I wanted to know that, whatever happened, I had provided her with that resource. What was interesting to me was that she initially reacted in anger and tossed it in her room but later, quietly, did what I had suggested. I am thankful that she never had to use it, at least to my knowledge. It also helps me to know that, even though she no longer lives here, she still has that emergency phone unless she chose to get rid of it. On the home phone, I don't know if most people know you can purchase a caller ID box that shows both incoming and outgoing calls. It records the phone number, whether it was incoming or outgoing, the time, and the duration of the call. It can be password protected so that others cannot access or erase that information. I don't know if they are available in stores, but they can be ordered online. Good luck as you figure out how you need to manage boundaries with your unique difficult child. I think a mother's instinct is usually very reliable. [/QUOTE]
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