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Teen ran away (again) ... should I call police?
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<blockquote data-quote="myfirstandlast" data-source="post: 286975" data-attributes="member: 3420"><p>husband called the police and reported her as a runaway. Bits and pieces have come out ... she's not with the 19 y.o. (I talked to his mother and the police talked to him) ... she's with a 22 y.o. man that was a friend of his. This is at least the 6th guy she's been "in love" with since April ... she's an emotional train wreck and so naive. Wants to live "her life" without interference from us. </p><p></p><p>As far as we know, from what we believe (although most of what comes from her or these young men we cannot trust) she is staying at a campground at least 6 hours away. Don't know which one or if that's even close to true, but we had to tell the police something, and that's where the guy says he is (at first claiming he hadn't seen her, and then calling the 19 y.o. and threatening him for ratting him out to the police ... the officer heard it himself). </p><p></p><p>It's hard to share my concerns with husband without depressing him more and making him feel worse. I'm worried about her stealing from us, I'm worried about the youngest looking up to her like she does, AND I'm worried about HER. I feel, like some of you, that the drug use we know of is just the tip of the iceberg.</p><p></p><p>She's been in weekly substance abuse counseling since last fall. She knows what to say to fool the counselors into thinking everything is fine ... not the nicest thing to say but she is very manipulative. :/ Then she goes on her social networks and brags about being high or hung over. She's super sweet when she wants something, then explosive when she doesn't get her way. Predictable cycle of screaming, crying and begging.</p><p></p><p>Nothing we can do but wait to see if she comes home ... OR if for some reason he gets pulled over AND she is with him AND gives her real name, they'll take her in and call us from wherever to pick her up. I'm SO angry about the pain and torment she is causing her father ... he has NEVER been abusive to me or the kids and so does NOT deserve this treatment. Now I even wonder if her ex-stepfather really was abusive or if she made it up for sympathy, as it is something she would bring up when she was in trouble, one of the rare times husband yelled at her, she'd cry and yell back at him to just hit her like ____ did, that she deserved it ... of course crushing him in his tracks ... </p><p></p><p>I'm so upset about being lied to, being stolen from, and having her run around telling people that we kicked her out (when she snuck out) or that husband hit her ... a huge part of me does not want her to come back but to go ahead and jump from the frying pan and see what it's like to live on her own with a 9th grade education, no job, and no more of daddy's money. :/</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="myfirstandlast, post: 286975, member: 3420"] husband called the police and reported her as a runaway. Bits and pieces have come out ... she's not with the 19 y.o. (I talked to his mother and the police talked to him) ... she's with a 22 y.o. man that was a friend of his. This is at least the 6th guy she's been "in love" with since April ... she's an emotional train wreck and so naive. Wants to live "her life" without interference from us. As far as we know, from what we believe (although most of what comes from her or these young men we cannot trust) she is staying at a campground at least 6 hours away. Don't know which one or if that's even close to true, but we had to tell the police something, and that's where the guy says he is (at first claiming he hadn't seen her, and then calling the 19 y.o. and threatening him for ratting him out to the police ... the officer heard it himself). It's hard to share my concerns with husband without depressing him more and making him feel worse. I'm worried about her stealing from us, I'm worried about the youngest looking up to her like she does, AND I'm worried about HER. I feel, like some of you, that the drug use we know of is just the tip of the iceberg. She's been in weekly substance abuse counseling since last fall. She knows what to say to fool the counselors into thinking everything is fine ... not the nicest thing to say but she is very manipulative. :/ Then she goes on her social networks and brags about being high or hung over. She's super sweet when she wants something, then explosive when she doesn't get her way. Predictable cycle of screaming, crying and begging. Nothing we can do but wait to see if she comes home ... OR if for some reason he gets pulled over AND she is with him AND gives her real name, they'll take her in and call us from wherever to pick her up. I'm SO angry about the pain and torment she is causing her father ... he has NEVER been abusive to me or the kids and so does NOT deserve this treatment. Now I even wonder if her ex-stepfather really was abusive or if she made it up for sympathy, as it is something she would bring up when she was in trouble, one of the rare times husband yelled at her, she'd cry and yell back at him to just hit her like ____ did, that she deserved it ... of course crushing him in his tracks ... I'm so upset about being lied to, being stolen from, and having her run around telling people that we kicked her out (when she snuck out) or that husband hit her ... a huge part of me does not want her to come back but to go ahead and jump from the frying pan and see what it's like to live on her own with a 9th grade education, no job, and no more of daddy's money. :/ [/QUOTE]
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