Update on our teenager (update, update)

Good first step. I'm glad she turned herself in. Take care of yourselves.

Thanks for the update. Glad that she is in a safe place now. Hang in there!

I've been praying for your DD for quite awhile. My BIL had to 'use' jail time to protect his son from himself as well. But eventually a parent has no control over that either. I hope you can reach her somehow before your time runs out.

I pray very frequently for your DD because I do know exactly how poorly this can turn out.

Prayers for you and your family. Hugs to you.

I'm also glad that you are making sure that your family is ok and that your other dd is still a priority.



Jennifer

prayers for you and your family.

I hope this is the beginning of recovery and healing for your family. Will keep you all in my prayers.

just wanted to give you a cyber hug! hope it's a good start. Thinking good thoughts for your family!

While she's in jail she is detoxing and can't get high. You are right to keep your commitment to your other dd. Your dd's behavior isn't going to get her anywhere if you stop reacting to and she sees that she can't manipulate you. She's in the best place right now. 3 hots, a cot and sobriety. I would find the best addiction counselor in your area and see if they can see you on an emergency basis in order to formulate a quick plan beyond what is in place, since you know that the upcoming meeting will be a joke. I'm really sorry that you have to go through this parental nightmare. Just stay strong, tough, don't give in to dd and I'll keep good thoughts,too.

Tough love - but one day she will thank you! Praying for you!

My thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and your daughter during this difficult time. I hope that she will accept the help that is available.

(((Hugs))).

What a relief that you can concentrate on the rest of your family without worrying about what Taylor is doing. You and your husband are working so,hard for her - I hope that she will want help this time through.

When we hold our little ones in our arms, there is NO WAY we fully comprehend how hard it is to raise children. We go through the "terrible twos" and think that once get through all that, the rest will be a piece of cake. But toddlers and teenagers are a lot alike, but teenagers are bigger, and have mobility that toddlers don't. They have the ability to do go off and do what they want, regardless of what we say. They have their own secret lives that we parents are unable influence like their peers can.

Parenting teens is the hardest part of the whole process. When you have a headstrong kid, it is even harder to keep them from harming themselves. It stinks, it's hard and for those parents who are blessed with easy kids, it is hard for them to comprehend just how bad it can get. 

So I say keep rocking the plan. You guys know what is best for your family, and you don't have to defend that choice to anyone-not us, not the system, not even to your daughter. We have a thing in my family that basically follows the rule that the sick person doesn't get to make the decisions (as in you are sick and if you aren't making good decisions about your care, someone will step in and make sure that what needs to happen, happens.) In this case, Taylor is sick, and she has proven that her decisions aren't sound and someone else now gets to guide those choices-that is y'all.

I'm sorry for what you and your family are going through, and I too believe that you have made the right decisions for your family.

Hopefully, this is the first step in her turning her life around.  It's so good that she will be able to get counseling.  I'm glad you know she is safe.  Hugs...