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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dad here w/2 daughters, 16 & 12. 12 yr old is a pretty good kid, does a little mischief now & then. Older girl is a punk. Disrespectful, slothful, lazy in every way. Smart kid, has all the intelligence in the world but refuses to use a grain of it. We do what we can with her/for her but living with her is 80% grief, like "where did I go so wrong?". She has gone through dozens of friends, most of them don't stick, they get tired of her aggressive behavior. If she stays like this, she gets kicked out of the house the day following HS graduation; if she manages to graduate. If not, soon after her 18th birthday. She can live on the street in a cardboard box. Sometimes I think if she were to run away, I would not look too hard for her. I would report her missing. I sure hate thinking that way about my kid. I'd love nothing better than to have back the sweet child she was for a short time. I hope that girl comes back. No, I have not been a perfect Dad either. I'd like to make some things up to her, given the chance. [/quote]

I hope you come back here and read this, Dad, because it sounds like your DD has mental health issues.  Aggressive behavior, losing friends, disengaged  -- lots of red flags for depression.  if you want to give her a chance, you would get her help.  This is a treatable disorder but if you continue to see her as "bad" instead of as needing help, it will only get worse.

She may be self-medicating with alcohol and drugs, she may be cutting.  She clearly thinks you don't understand or care because she has stopped communicating with you.  Do not wait for her her to "come back."  Help her heal.[/quote]

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