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Sat. will be 2 wks since I've seen her :(
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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 221672" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>You know Bran, the only thing I can say is something from my own personal experience, that may or may not be hopeful/helpful.</p><p></p><p>I moved out at age 18 into my own apt with a guy that sounds very much like your daughter. Not that I had in any way my stuff together. We both used drugs, and hung out with the wrong crowd, and never had enough money to pay rent. However for whatever reason I always kept it together enough to go to work everyday and make sure the 2 of us had a roof over our head, a car, and food to eat. Had it not been for me, at that time, this guy would have had nothing and been on the streets or onto find some other person he could get to enable him.</p><p></p><p>In fact this guy is still this way at age 43, living off of people, been in and out of jail, always in some mess. However - he has always made sure he has been taken care of somehow, by somebody. That is the one & only thing he was/is really good at. </p><p></p><p>I have a gut feeling that your difficult child has hooked up with someone who has taken her under their wing for now, and that she is safe (ish), warm, dry, and fed. These types of kids have a way of getting exactly what they need, no matter what. Perhaps she hooked up with an enabler that "wants to take care of her for now." Not ideal, but entirely possibly. Probably more likely than homeless.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if that helps or not - but trust she is someplace safe for now.</p><p>Many hugs, and I am so sorry.</p><p>(And don't just don't let <em>your</em> couch become difficult children next spot she tries to manipulate.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" />) Hang tough - you are doing great!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 221672, member: 3301"] You know Bran, the only thing I can say is something from my own personal experience, that may or may not be hopeful/helpful. I moved out at age 18 into my own apt with a guy that sounds very much like your daughter. Not that I had in any way my stuff together. We both used drugs, and hung out with the wrong crowd, and never had enough money to pay rent. However for whatever reason I always kept it together enough to go to work everyday and make sure the 2 of us had a roof over our head, a car, and food to eat. Had it not been for me, at that time, this guy would have had nothing and been on the streets or onto find some other person he could get to enable him. In fact this guy is still this way at age 43, living off of people, been in and out of jail, always in some mess. However - he has always made sure he has been taken care of somehow, by somebody. That is the one & only thing he was/is really good at. I have a gut feeling that your difficult child has hooked up with someone who has taken her under their wing for now, and that she is safe (ish), warm, dry, and fed. These types of kids have a way of getting exactly what they need, no matter what. Perhaps she hooked up with an enabler that "wants to take care of her for now." Not ideal, but entirely possibly. Probably more likely than homeless. I don't know if that helps or not - but trust she is someplace safe for now. Many hugs, and I am so sorry. (And don't just don't let [I]your[/I] couch become difficult children next spot she tries to manipulate.:peaceful:) Hang tough - you are doing great! [/QUOTE]
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