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Major struggles with 18 & 15 Year Old and husband travels
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<blockquote data-quote="BloodiedButUnbowed" data-source="post: 722015" data-attributes="member: 13303"><p>Welcome. Our forum is often quiet on the weekends, I am sure you will receive many more responses in the coming days. This is a warm and welcoming place. We are glad you are here, although we are sorry you need us.</p><p></p><p>I have two stepsons, both of whom are very troubled. It is hard to know what to do. Are you and your husband on the same page as far as your son is concerned? I think cutting off his cell phone is a great idea. If you know who the pot dealer is, you could inform the police and let things play out as they will. I don't know how you feel about doing something like that. But it is an option.</p><p></p><p>Your daughter's situation sounds much more serious than your son's. It sounds like your son is functioning well and following most of the rules of the household with the exception of his marijuana use. However your daughter is putting her life at risk with the drugs she is abusing and the cutting, which can easily cross the line into a suicide attempt. My younger stepson nearly completed suicide via overdose. He has been hospitalized since Labor Day and is still hospitalized. It is a miracle that he survived. He will have disabilities for the rest of his life as a result of this attempt. We are still figuring out the extent of the damage. He was on life support for a full week.</p><p></p><p>This sort of thing is no joke as I am sure you know. I hope that you are able to locate a therapist for her, a good one that she respects and trusts, and that she can work with. Talk to her about the source of her stress. In my YS case it was school along with a host of long term family issues which simply became too overwhelming for him in that moment. He now says that he is glad to be alive which makes us VERY happy. However I do not want any family to go through what we are currently living.</p><p></p><p>Keep on posting, you will get a lot of feedback and support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BloodiedButUnbowed, post: 722015, member: 13303"] Welcome. Our forum is often quiet on the weekends, I am sure you will receive many more responses in the coming days. This is a warm and welcoming place. We are glad you are here, although we are sorry you need us. I have two stepsons, both of whom are very troubled. It is hard to know what to do. Are you and your husband on the same page as far as your son is concerned? I think cutting off his cell phone is a great idea. If you know who the pot dealer is, you could inform the police and let things play out as they will. I don't know how you feel about doing something like that. But it is an option. Your daughter's situation sounds much more serious than your son's. It sounds like your son is functioning well and following most of the rules of the household with the exception of his marijuana use. However your daughter is putting her life at risk with the drugs she is abusing and the cutting, which can easily cross the line into a suicide attempt. My younger stepson nearly completed suicide via overdose. He has been hospitalized since Labor Day and is still hospitalized. It is a miracle that he survived. He will have disabilities for the rest of his life as a result of this attempt. We are still figuring out the extent of the damage. He was on life support for a full week. This sort of thing is no joke as I am sure you know. I hope that you are able to locate a therapist for her, a good one that she respects and trusts, and that she can work with. Talk to her about the source of her stress. In my YS case it was school along with a host of long term family issues which simply became too overwhelming for him in that moment. He now says that he is glad to be alive which makes us VERY happy. However I do not want any family to go through what we are currently living. Keep on posting, you will get a lot of feedback and support. [/QUOTE]
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