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Teen ran away (again) ... should I call police?
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<blockquote data-quote="myfirstandlast" data-source="post: 288023" data-attributes="member: 3420"><p>I sent my husband here to read, well, *my* side of the story, and the responses.</p><p></p><p>We can't afford him to move out, and we don't want him to ... leaving the big problem of ... what do we do when she comes home from mom's ... if we're back to our "normal" schedule (ha ha) she comes back this coming Sunday.</p><p></p><p>We have not heard from her bio-mom at all since she was picked up. Of course we haven't heard from daughter-16 either. I have only heard from a few of her friends, "She said that husband hit her, is it true?" and I told them what I could. </p><p></p><p>She hit my youngest daughter a few months ago, what we hope(d) was an isolated incident, looking back she was probably tripping when it happened, as her moods swung incredibly fast from fine to explosive. As a mom I wanted her gone then, but as a wife and stepmom I wanted to try and see if we could work through it ... </p><p></p><p>When she's home alone with the kids, she's always calling us at work complaining that they are fighting, being loud, getting into her room, etc. and when we talk to them we hear that she is screaming at them, slamming doors, turning her music up loud, getting into *their* stuff, etc. They all suffer from a lack of respect for one another and personal space/belongings. We can't hire a babysitter for a 16, 14 and 11 year old ... we have to work ... what options do we have? </p><p></p><p>Don't want to dump her on a family member, but feeling totally out of options ... no Plan B or even Plan A for when she comes home ... when we got custody 18 months ago, I was scared and concerned but never dreamed it could be this bad. Now I'm so worried and stressed I'm dreading the end of the weekend getting here because we're so NOT ready for whatever's coming ... </p><p></p><p>If she apologizes for what she said, for lying about husband hitting her, if she is compliant with our new restrictions and lack of privacy, there is no way I will believe she is honestly trying to start over and not just "playing along" until she gets a chance to sneak out or run away again. I don't think she is yet to the point where she wants help or wants to change. I worry that she will be the type to hit rock bottom before she gets to that point, and I fear that she could be seriously hurt (or worse) on the way down.</p><p></p><p>So, if she threatens to kill herself again, all we can really do is take her to the emergency room... and what if she refuses? Call 911 and wait? What happens next?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="myfirstandlast, post: 288023, member: 3420"] I sent my husband here to read, well, *my* side of the story, and the responses. We can't afford him to move out, and we don't want him to ... leaving the big problem of ... what do we do when she comes home from mom's ... if we're back to our "normal" schedule (ha ha) she comes back this coming Sunday. We have not heard from her bio-mom at all since she was picked up. Of course we haven't heard from daughter-16 either. I have only heard from a few of her friends, "She said that husband hit her, is it true?" and I told them what I could. She hit my youngest daughter a few months ago, what we hope(d) was an isolated incident, looking back she was probably tripping when it happened, as her moods swung incredibly fast from fine to explosive. As a mom I wanted her gone then, but as a wife and stepmom I wanted to try and see if we could work through it ... When she's home alone with the kids, she's always calling us at work complaining that they are fighting, being loud, getting into her room, etc. and when we talk to them we hear that she is screaming at them, slamming doors, turning her music up loud, getting into *their* stuff, etc. They all suffer from a lack of respect for one another and personal space/belongings. We can't hire a babysitter for a 16, 14 and 11 year old ... we have to work ... what options do we have? Don't want to dump her on a family member, but feeling totally out of options ... no Plan B or even Plan A for when she comes home ... when we got custody 18 months ago, I was scared and concerned but never dreamed it could be this bad. Now I'm so worried and stressed I'm dreading the end of the weekend getting here because we're so NOT ready for whatever's coming ... If she apologizes for what she said, for lying about husband hitting her, if she is compliant with our new restrictions and lack of privacy, there is no way I will believe she is honestly trying to start over and not just "playing along" until she gets a chance to sneak out or run away again. I don't think she is yet to the point where she wants help or wants to change. I worry that she will be the type to hit rock bottom before she gets to that point, and I fear that she could be seriously hurt (or worse) on the way down. So, if she threatens to kill herself again, all we can really do is take her to the emergency room... and what if she refuses? Call 911 and wait? What happens next? [/QUOTE]
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