You won't get flack from me. I agree. I'm not sure anything can help her since there is a good possibility that some of this is organic and also that she sounds like she has the whole nine yards of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). It sounds heartless to those who have never tried to raise a child with no conscience, but it's better in my opinion to get dangerous kids who have no remorse out of the house and into residential for everyone's safety. Not worth it to wait for a tragedy. The poster is 62...she deserves a wonderful rest-of-her-life and golden years. This kind of stress with this kind of child is heart attack worthy. In the end, likely she will end up like her brother. These are very difficult issues to address...they do not respond to the normal interventions and medications. The child literally sucks the life out of you.
So, Susie, I am saying I agree with you. been there done that.
