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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 503317" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>My first reaction was denial. I didn't want to believe that drugs were involved. I kept thinking that our difficult child was just going through a normal teenage rebellion stage. Then we tried control . . . we really clamped down on her but that just made things worse. The next step was counseling which was a huge waste of time and money. I can't believe some of the stuff that came out of the mouths of people who were supposed to be experts.</p><p></p><p>After she turned 18, we started paying her rent to get her out of the house thinking that she would eventually grow up. Eight years later, we are still supporting her.</p><p></p><p>Looking back, I wish we had sent her away to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) removing her from the evil friends that she had here and forcing her to face up to her substance abuse issues. I was too busy focusing on getting her to graduate from high school on time which she did. In retrospect, I realize that was the least of our problems.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 503317, member: 1967"] My first reaction was denial. I didn't want to believe that drugs were involved. I kept thinking that our difficult child was just going through a normal teenage rebellion stage. Then we tried control . . . we really clamped down on her but that just made things worse. The next step was counseling which was a huge waste of time and money. I can't believe some of the stuff that came out of the mouths of people who were supposed to be experts. After she turned 18, we started paying her rent to get her out of the house thinking that she would eventually grow up. Eight years later, we are still supporting her. Looking back, I wish we had sent her away to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) removing her from the evil friends that she had here and forcing her to face up to her substance abuse issues. I was too busy focusing on getting her to graduate from high school on time which she did. In retrospect, I realize that was the least of our problems. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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