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So what happens when difficult child turns 18?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bean" data-source="post: 333678" data-attributes="member: 8620"><p>Set reasonable boundaries and if they are violated, have realistic consequences (and the bottom line might just be giving your child the boot).</p><p></p><p>I've got an 18-year-old (turned this summer). She has not lived with us since she was 17. Basically she disrupted our household completely, then went to jail, then tx. We decided that if she was to continue with the gangs and drugs, she could no longer live here. Because she could not prove she was finished with banging and drugs, she went to my parent's house. She's been there ever since. It's tough and I'm sure it is hurtful to her, but it is her choice. </p><p></p><p>Work or go to school, be clean and sober, honest and gang-free. Period. I have other children to consider, and my marriage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bean, post: 333678, member: 8620"] Set reasonable boundaries and if they are violated, have realistic consequences (and the bottom line might just be giving your child the boot). I've got an 18-year-old (turned this summer). She has not lived with us since she was 17. Basically she disrupted our household completely, then went to jail, then tx. We decided that if she was to continue with the gangs and drugs, she could no longer live here. Because she could not prove she was finished with banging and drugs, she went to my parent's house. She's been there ever since. It's tough and I'm sure it is hurtful to her, but it is her choice. Work or go to school, be clean and sober, honest and gang-free. Period. I have other children to consider, and my marriage. [/QUOTE]
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