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<blockquote data-quote="Sue C" data-source="post: 766126" data-attributes="member: 87">I was one of the original members. At the time My girls were 10 and 16, I believe. #1 is 44 now and doing awesome! She had been on drugs as a teen. She has a wonderful family and awesome career.#2 was diagnosed with ODD when she was about 12(?). She’s now 38, has 4 kids with 3 men as the fathers. She’s been in and out of jail for years (not drugs). I’ve been raising her 9-year-old daughter since she’s 3. I’m her legal Guardian. Mom and dad get visits, but dad has been AWOL for six months. Lately, my granddaughter has been acting up. Swearing (her mom swears), sometimes digging her nails in me, refusing to do what’s asked of her. Doesn’t listen to me. It takes me telling her the same thing for at least 5-10 times. I take away her Kindle. I take away her playing with neighbor kids. Nothing works.I fear she’s following in her mom’s footsteps. She has seen a therapist since she’s 4-1/2. Yes, 4-1/2!! She was diagnosed with ADD (minus H) last year. Not on medications. Doctor doesn’t feel she needs to be and I’m not keen on it, either.I’m feeling at my wit’s end. This is my second time around! I already raised her mom with ODD and lived through hell at times with her. I feel too old for this. Tonight was just one of those nights where I was thinking about this support group and how much it helped me so many years ago. And I needed to pour my heart out tonight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sue C, post: 766126, member: 87"] I was one of the original members. At the time My girls were 10 and 16, I believe. #1 is 44 now and doing awesome! She had been on drugs as a teen. She has a wonderful family and awesome career. #2 was diagnosed with ODD when she was about 12(?). She’s now 38, has 4 kids with 3 men as the fathers. She’s been in and out of jail for years (not drugs). I’ve been raising her 9-year-old daughter since she’s 3. I’m her legal Guardian. Mom and dad get visits, but dad has been AWOL for six months. Lately, my granddaughter has been acting up. Swearing (her mom swears), sometimes digging her nails in me, refusing to do what’s asked of her. Doesn’t listen to me. It takes me telling her the same thing for at least 5-10 times. I take away her Kindle. I take away her playing with neighbor kids. Nothing works. I fear she’s following in her mom’s footsteps. She has seen a therapist since she’s 4-1/2. Yes, 4-1/2!! She was diagnosed with ADD (minus H) last year. Not on medications. Doctor doesn’t feel she needs to be and I’m not keen on it, either. I’m feeling at my wit’s end. This is my second time around! I already raised her mom with ODD and lived through hell at times with her. I feel too old for this. Tonight was just one of those nights where I was thinking about this support group and how much it helped me so many years ago. And I needed to pour my heart out tonight. [/QUOTE]

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