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One of the saddest things that I have found, as a parent of an adult child with untreated substance abuse and untreated mental health issues, is that I never know whether or not he is lying to me. It is possible that he was given the wrong information. But, the constant lying and manipulation...

I have rarely posted, but I read the forums often. As a disclaimer - I can only speak in regards to Wisconsin benefits. I have 13 years of experience (Wisconsin) assisting individuals/families with receiving food share and medical assistance (Badger Care in the state of Wisconsin). In your...

I just hate that I feel like our hands are always tied and he knows it. Now he is refusing to start the job that he finally got at Subway. He doesn’t feel like working. I did tell him and the police that there may not be much I can do now, but he won’t be a minor forever. They seemed annoyed...

That’s what I thought too. I have a lot of respect for law enforcement but that interaction left much to be desired

Difficult Child snuck out of the house last night and was out till 5:30 am. We drug tested him. He tested positive for pot. We called the police. They came over but told us that there is nothing they can do. That consuming pot isn’t illegal but possession is. This makes no sense to me. These were a bunch of...

Thank you for your support and understanding. Family and friends...they try to understand, but don't quite get it. That's okay. I wouldn't wish this upon anyone

heard from the school police officer. D.C. will be served at school with a disorderly conduct citation for fighting at school (includes a fine and a mandatory hearing in front of the judge). I am relieved that something is actually happening. For too long D.C. has been the teflon kid (my name...

My son was diagnosed last year with impulse control disorder, traits of narcissistic personality disorder and is seeing a therapist (has been for several years). Therapist has told us that he is heading towards a diagnosis of conduct disorder and I agree. My husband and I are thinking of...

My D.C. Is 16 years old. I won't go into his whole history, but these behaviors have been going on for 7 long years. He was just suspended for 2 days from school for fighting. This is his 2nd code of conduct disorder (for sports). Last year he got one for smoking pot. The school went easy on him...

It's not babble. It's the raw emotion of a parent who has the weight of the world on her shoulders. As parents we want to think "if only". If only I said this differently, was more strict, was less strict, etc. It can drive us crazy. One of the hardest things on this journey is to acknowledge...

I have no advice to give. Just love and support during a difficult time. I am so sorry that you are dealing with all of this at once...with any of it at all. May you find some sort of peace in the days, weeks and months to come

...without going into too much detail, that the lies just never end. Ever. At least he (16 yr old son) lies to everyone so it's not just me. I guess that is some comfort. His lies have my head spinning. At this point I figure that it's a lie unless I know for certain that it isn't Also...my 14...

I completely understand. Every time my son is extra nice (or nice at all) I brace myself for the inevitable (either I'm going to find out something really bad or he wants something). Nice is never nice for the sake of being nice I do try to enjoy those moments for what I can gain from them -...

Thank you everyone for your support. I spoke with him and...he laughed it off. So... I also had to address him texting about his "plug" which turns out is slang for drug dealer Raising this child has been educational

So....just found out that my 16 year old son (with conduct disorder) has been cross dressing. And possibly having sexual encounters with boys his age at the park. Anyone else dealing with over sexualized behavior? I know he's a teen but this is much more than being a teen. I don't care if he's...

today we got an email that my high school age son is failing English. He already failed math and will need to retake it next year. I calmly informed him that he is failing English (he is well aware) and told him that if he doesn't fix it that he will not graduate on time and will not be...

He is 15 years old and will graduate right before he turns 19 (if he graduates on time). Where we live, he is our legal responsibility until he turns 19 or graduates highschool (whatever comes first). My husband and I have talked about what will happen at that time. We are following all the...

I need to learn how to let it go. With him being a minor, I'm still trying to figure out what I can still do to guide him in the right direction. If I don't have all the evidence that he lied then he won't admit to it. Maybe that doesn't matter...since I know the truth. I'm still trying to wrap...

Why does everything have to include a lie? Why is it too much to expect that my child can form one sentence without telling a lie? It has gotten to the point where I do not believe anything that he says to me. He has no "tells" when he lies. And I end up feeling angry and annoyed when I find...

Thank you for your responses. My son's phone has been taken away. He has not had a computer (except the one issued from the school for homework) for quite some time. The school took away that computer after his last incident. He destroyed our computer a few years ago with porn downloads...