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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 415404" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>I hear ya jen. difficult child 1 was a lot like that. Sneaky, conspiring, manipulative, he broke into homes and he stole things from us. And it was sheer depseration that let him go to those friends' homes more than I would have otherwise (I had Wee at the time, too - 2 difficult children). I didn't know a lot of the other parents I was talking to. Some, I did. but I got the same story from all. He's doing what he needs to be doing while he's there. So why bring him home, where he's mouthy, steals, sneaks out, drives drunk, etc. </p><p> </p><p>For whatever reason, he knew what he had to do to get what he wanted from those people - and he did it. Maybe there was too much history at home? I don't know. I'm just saying give those parents a call, ask if she's sleeping, going to bed on time, interrupting their lives, going to school from there, etc. I didnt' call to ask about him, I called to ask if he was disrupting THEM. </p><p> </p><p>If difficult child 1 had not been leaving for boot camp, I would have turned him into the police myself, and for a whole lot more than running away.</p><p> </p><p>Now, he has received top honors in the military and has already made sargeant (in under 3 years). I don't take any credit for that, parenting is a crapshoot; it was 95% luck. But I had no hope for him in 2007, either. Both of his parents had left him. They were both addicts. He was drunk more than he was sober, and I really, truly think he joined the military for the shock value. It got lots of reaction from lots of people. The night he left, he called me to say he loved it there and would never be back. I just said "sorry you feel that way. we'll miss you." Then I hung up the phone and cried.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 415404, member: 1848"] I hear ya jen. difficult child 1 was a lot like that. Sneaky, conspiring, manipulative, he broke into homes and he stole things from us. And it was sheer depseration that let him go to those friends' homes more than I would have otherwise (I had Wee at the time, too - 2 difficult children). I didn't know a lot of the other parents I was talking to. Some, I did. but I got the same story from all. He's doing what he needs to be doing while he's there. So why bring him home, where he's mouthy, steals, sneaks out, drives drunk, etc. For whatever reason, he knew what he had to do to get what he wanted from those people - and he did it. Maybe there was too much history at home? I don't know. I'm just saying give those parents a call, ask if she's sleeping, going to bed on time, interrupting their lives, going to school from there, etc. I didnt' call to ask about him, I called to ask if he was disrupting THEM. If difficult child 1 had not been leaving for boot camp, I would have turned him into the police myself, and for a whole lot more than running away. Now, he has received top honors in the military and has already made sargeant (in under 3 years). I don't take any credit for that, parenting is a crapshoot; it was 95% luck. But I had no hope for him in 2007, either. Both of his parents had left him. They were both addicts. He was drunk more than he was sober, and I really, truly think he joined the military for the shock value. It got lots of reaction from lots of people. The night he left, he called me to say he loved it there and would never be back. I just said "sorry you feel that way. we'll miss you." Then I hung up the phone and cried. [/QUOTE]
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