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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 630388" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Stop paying this adult's medical bills. You have five children, not one, and their needs matter as much as hers. She is old enough to go to work and pay her own bills, even if she needs payment plans. Or she can apply for Medicaid. It's not right for us to put our difficult children expenses above those of the rest of the family, especially at her age. She can go for free or reduced mental health care at the county mental health center. All your money isn't making her better, is it?</p><p></p><p>Your other kids are a better investment, so to speak. Your stepdaughter won't get better UNLESS SHE WANTS TO. And it doesn't sound like she wants to. Forget college entirely. Until she is on a good path, you will be wasting A LOT of money. IF she wants to go to school so badly, she can pay for it. So far it seems she isn't very interested in school. Don't go broke trying to fix her. You can't.Druggies don't do well in college. If she gets into trouble due to drugs, such as losing teeth, I'd actually make her pay for it or wear the trophy of drugs by having missing teeth until she gets a job and can pay for it. I'm mean that way. I want them to HATE using drugs and I'll do all I can to make it bitterly unpleasant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 630388, member: 1550"] Stop paying this adult's medical bills. You have five children, not one, and their needs matter as much as hers. She is old enough to go to work and pay her own bills, even if she needs payment plans. Or she can apply for Medicaid. It's not right for us to put our difficult children expenses above those of the rest of the family, especially at her age. She can go for free or reduced mental health care at the county mental health center. All your money isn't making her better, is it? Your other kids are a better investment, so to speak. Your stepdaughter won't get better UNLESS SHE WANTS TO. And it doesn't sound like she wants to. Forget college entirely. Until she is on a good path, you will be wasting A LOT of money. IF she wants to go to school so badly, she can pay for it. So far it seems she isn't very interested in school. Don't go broke trying to fix her. You can't.Druggies don't do well in college. If she gets into trouble due to drugs, such as losing teeth, I'd actually make her pay for it or wear the trophy of drugs by having missing teeth until she gets a job and can pay for it. I'm mean that way. I want them to HATE using drugs and I'll do all I can to make it bitterly unpleasant. [/QUOTE]
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