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<blockquote data-quote="Possum7517" data-source="post: 514227" data-attributes="member: 14134"><p>Thank you so much for your help and responses.</p><p></p><p>MidwestMom, she underwent an 8 week outpatient rehab program after the drinking/car incident. She did better for a brief time, but I think she is still smoking pot. I don't know that she is on other drugs, but it wouldn't surprise me much if she was. The drugs/drinking is certainly a problem, but instinctively, I don't feel like it is the *main* problem, but more of a side effect. I feel like she is self-medicating. I am checking into more options to address this issue today. I strongly suspect her dad is an alcoholic. She hangs out with a small group of kids who are also troubled. They drink, smoke pot and one or two of them has been to jail. They are not allowed at my house, but they live in the neighborhood and she has easy access to them.</p><p></p><p>Buddy, thank you for your suggestions. I will look into those things. There has only been the one incident when she was physically violent with me, and that happened almost a year ago. Luckily, my younger children were not there to witness it. I had my phone out and was calling the police, but something stopped me. Until this point, I tried to protect her from going to jail, but I'm past that now. I have made it very clear to her that if she threatens me, or touches me, I will call the police. We haven't had any more incidents with her hitting me, but she has gotten all puffed up and in my face. She backs down when I threaten to call the police.</p><p></p><p>Haozi, yes, I agree she is old enough to face consequences. She has been on probation for the shoplifting incident, and did community service for the drinking/car incident. I have not called the police on her when she's stolen from my purse. Like I said before, I have been trying to keep her out of jail, but I'm done with that now. If she needs to go to jail, she can go to jail. I am sick and tired of it, and I realize that I can't rescue her from facing the consequences of her behavior any longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Possum7517, post: 514227, member: 14134"] Thank you so much for your help and responses. MidwestMom, she underwent an 8 week outpatient rehab program after the drinking/car incident. She did better for a brief time, but I think she is still smoking pot. I don't know that she is on other drugs, but it wouldn't surprise me much if she was. The drugs/drinking is certainly a problem, but instinctively, I don't feel like it is the *main* problem, but more of a side effect. I feel like she is self-medicating. I am checking into more options to address this issue today. I strongly suspect her dad is an alcoholic. She hangs out with a small group of kids who are also troubled. They drink, smoke pot and one or two of them has been to jail. They are not allowed at my house, but they live in the neighborhood and she has easy access to them. Buddy, thank you for your suggestions. I will look into those things. There has only been the one incident when she was physically violent with me, and that happened almost a year ago. Luckily, my younger children were not there to witness it. I had my phone out and was calling the police, but something stopped me. Until this point, I tried to protect her from going to jail, but I'm past that now. I have made it very clear to her that if she threatens me, or touches me, I will call the police. We haven't had any more incidents with her hitting me, but she has gotten all puffed up and in my face. She backs down when I threaten to call the police. Haozi, yes, I agree she is old enough to face consequences. She has been on probation for the shoplifting incident, and did community service for the drinking/car incident. I have not called the police on her when she's stolen from my purse. Like I said before, I have been trying to keep her out of jail, but I'm done with that now. If she needs to go to jail, she can go to jail. I am sick and tired of it, and I realize that I can't rescue her from facing the consequences of her behavior any longer. [/QUOTE]
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