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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 356980" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Jody,</p><p></p><p>It really feels like you have reached your breaking point. Do you get any respite from her, time away from her so that you can heal? I am sure you know you need it.</p><p></p><p>At this point you seem to be in danger of truly losing it and hurting either you or her if you are pushed much further. Is there anyone who can take her for a few days? Grandparent, aunt, uncle, her father, cousin, friend, etc....? Anyone who could come stay at your house so you could go to a motel for a couple of days? This situation is so very volatile that if you do not get help NOW someone is going to end up hurt.</p><p></p><p>If you truly cannot handle having her come home, or live in your home, PLEASE send her to her father or a relative. If that is not possible then PLEASE call social services (may be called Dept of Human Services, Child Protection, dept of Child and Family Svc, or whatever) and tell them that you cannot continue. It may trigger an investigation to see if you have abused her, it may not be pleasant. But they should be able to find a foster home or youth shelter for her. Not sure if you will easily get her back if you want that, but they should be able to help in some way. They problem won't be nice, may even threaten you with child abandonment or whatever. You WILL end up paying child support, of course. (They will likely first try to send her to a relative on your side or her dads, FYI.)</p><p></p><p>Calling for this will likely end up with counseling and maybe some respite services IF she stays in your home.</p><p></p><p>I truly DO understand how easy it is to get to this point. You have been doing a great job with her, but it can be just WAY too much. I have no clue how you have managed as a single parent for any length of time. I reached that point often with Wiz and I have never been a single parent. So NONE of this is throwing stones. I do admire the fact that you haven't beaten her senseless before now.It has to be so HARD to not lash out at her.</p><p></p><p>PLEASE call your doctor today and call social services to see if you can get some help ASAP. PLEASE. Neither you nor easy child nor difficult child should have to live this way. Many gentle hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 356980, member: 1233"] Jody, It really feels like you have reached your breaking point. Do you get any respite from her, time away from her so that you can heal? I am sure you know you need it. At this point you seem to be in danger of truly losing it and hurting either you or her if you are pushed much further. Is there anyone who can take her for a few days? Grandparent, aunt, uncle, her father, cousin, friend, etc....? Anyone who could come stay at your house so you could go to a motel for a couple of days? This situation is so very volatile that if you do not get help NOW someone is going to end up hurt. If you truly cannot handle having her come home, or live in your home, PLEASE send her to her father or a relative. If that is not possible then PLEASE call social services (may be called Dept of Human Services, Child Protection, dept of Child and Family Svc, or whatever) and tell them that you cannot continue. It may trigger an investigation to see if you have abused her, it may not be pleasant. But they should be able to find a foster home or youth shelter for her. Not sure if you will easily get her back if you want that, but they should be able to help in some way. They problem won't be nice, may even threaten you with child abandonment or whatever. You WILL end up paying child support, of course. (They will likely first try to send her to a relative on your side or her dads, FYI.) Calling for this will likely end up with counseling and maybe some respite services IF she stays in your home. I truly DO understand how easy it is to get to this point. You have been doing a great job with her, but it can be just WAY too much. I have no clue how you have managed as a single parent for any length of time. I reached that point often with Wiz and I have never been a single parent. So NONE of this is throwing stones. I do admire the fact that you haven't beaten her senseless before now.It has to be so HARD to not lash out at her. PLEASE call your doctor today and call social services to see if you can get some help ASAP. PLEASE. Neither you nor easy child nor difficult child should have to live this way. Many gentle hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
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