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<blockquote data-quote="dlclark" data-source="post: 268151" data-attributes="member: 7311"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I am so drained.. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I have a beautiful teenage daughter that just turned 18.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">For the past 4 years she has been a constant source of disruption in the home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">horrible attitude, no motivation, skips school, might not even graduate just doesn't seem to care.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">constantly lies, has stolen our atm card, bad language, won't follow rules, now that she is 18, whenever we place a rule she say's "I'll leave" she also says when she does leave she never wants to speak or see her father and I again, she will only keep contact with our other 14 year old teenage daughter and she and I butt heads like you can't believe. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">it's like she has no sence of what the real world is like she shows a great deal of entitlement</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">My husband tries to keep the peace. however, he is much firmer than I am.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">When I look back, how did I let her walk all over me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Now that she is 18 parenting her seems too late.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I don't want to make the same mistakes with the 14 year old but, she already talks back and to make matters worse she is ADHD which brings it's on set of issues, with organization, focusing and staying on task (She takes Vyvance medication)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">seems like we have to tell her something way too many times.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I am at my breaking point.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I don't know what's holding me together, maybe the Lexapro</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dlclark, post: 268151, member: 7311"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]I am so drained.. [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]I have a beautiful teenage daughter that just turned 18.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]For the past 4 years she has been a constant source of disruption in the home.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]horrible attitude, no motivation, skips school, might not even graduate just doesn't seem to care.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]constantly lies, has stolen our atm card, bad language, won't follow rules, now that she is 18, whenever we place a rule she say's "I'll leave" she also says when she does leave she never wants to speak or see her father and I again, she will only keep contact with our other 14 year old teenage daughter and she and I butt heads like you can't believe. [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]it's like she has no sence of what the real world is like she shows a great deal of entitlement[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]My husband tries to keep the peace. however, he is much firmer than I am.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]When I look back, how did I let her walk all over me.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Now that she is 18 parenting her seems too late.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]I don't want to make the same mistakes with the 14 year old but, she already talks back and to make matters worse she is ADHD which brings it's on set of issues, with organization, focusing and staying on task (She takes Vyvance medication)[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]seems like we have to tell her something way too many times.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]I am at my breaking point.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]I don't know what's holding me together, maybe the Lexapro[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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