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Anonymous
Just asking for your positive energy as were gearing up to celebrate Christmas, my DD decided to run away from a shelter. As if things were not hard enough. I am so mad at her right now. She was on the right path for months, and God knows what she was thinking, decided to run. After months of not dealing with police, we are back in the criminal system again. Please, just count your blessings if you have a non rebellious child and please think about mine when our hugging yours 
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Anonymous
| Sending you a hug & prayer. |
Anonymous
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I"m so sorry. This is so hard to deal with - we have a similar situate non my extended family and it is heart breaking and stressful.
I will be thinking of her and wishing you peace this holiday season. I hope you can turn things around, for all of you. |
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Oh I am so sorry OP. Sending all the positive thoughts.
A little positive anecdote - I had a distant cousin who had similar difficulties in high school. It was a mess and we all wondered what would become of her. She ended up pulling it around, went to grad school, got married, has two kids. I'm praying for your family that your kid gets the help she needs and that it works for her. |
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I’m so sorry, OP. One of my kids is extremely rebellious. She ran away when she was 17. It was awful. She came home and straightened up for a few months. Then, eloped with a guy she had known for about two minutes. She did manage to graduate from high school. Fast forward four years and she is a different kid. She got divorced and then enlisted in the military at 18. It was life changing for her. She was a fantastic airman and really excelled at everything she did while in the Air Force. She got out after three years and is in college now doing great!
Parents who think it’s all about how you raise them have no idea what they are talking about. My other kids were the complete opposite. They went to college on merit aid. Two of them were national merit scholar finalists. My wild child rebellious daughter was born pissed at the world. She finally matured a little around age 24. She is still a wild child, but it’s tempered by maturity. Hang in there! You might not even recognize the person your daughter is in a few years. |
Anonymous
I'm not OP, but I love this example. Thank you for sharing your story. |
Anonymous
| I'm so sorry, OP. Hugs. Praying for your DD. And for you. |
Anonymous
| Sorry from me too. Teens are a lot of work. You're doing your best. Keep trying. It's worth the effort. She's testing your strength to be sure. |
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Will say a little prayer for you and your daughter.
I always thing with kids. There is only one thing that has results you can count on -- and that's neglect. Anything else, all you can do it try -- you can love your kids 100%, and they can still struggle. You can do everything the books tell you, and they can still struggle. You can set a good example, take them to church, get them involved in volunteer work, and they can still struggle. You just gotta keep trying, because you never know what's going to work. Hang in there. |
Anonymous
| Look for her. Hire a PI if necessary. Would-be pimps tend to hang around these shelters and recruit girls who want boyfriends. Their "boyfriends" quickly start asking them to turn tricks for $ and often get them addicted to opiates to keep them from running away. I know of at least a couple young lives (one male, one female) seriously sidelined, if not destroyed, by this experience. |
Anonymous
| So sorry! Praying for her and you. |
Anonymous
| I just finished reading Beautiful Boy and I am gutted from it, it's so hard, and doing everything "right" doesn't always make for a different outcome. My thoughts are with you, OP. |
Anonymous
| I'm so sorry, OP. You're not alone. Add me to the list of people keeping you and your daughter in my thoughts. |
Anonymous
| Why was she at a shelter? |
Anonymous
| I'm so sorry. Sending you strength. |