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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you the same OP of "I lost it with dd when she got an 84 in AP class?" You sound just like her.
I feel like you are screaming at us here on dcum, you are now adding teeth, and shoes? WTH? You are her parent, buy her new shoes is these have holes. It sounds like you can't make up your mind if you are a parent and what it means to be a parent. How can she have shoes with holes? Are you really poor? And why is a child is executive functioning issues taking AP physics? That makes no sense. It makes no sense that she was taking honors physics last year either if she struggles. 
You are not making any sense, you came off as controlling and in charge, but now you are just letting the things fall apart and her teeth are rotting?! Let your DH's mom handle it, she knew what she was doing, clearly![/quote]

OP here - I don't mean to scream. I am hoping someone will understand what it's like trying to help a teen with executive functioning challenges and a husband who won't support an agree-upon rules.

taking AP physics was her CHOICE.  She was required to take honors physics at her school and had a really great teacher  thus AP physics this year as her choice.  She is a hard worker but it takes her 4-6 hour to do homework that should take 2!  (I don't yell over an 84 - that wasn't me. ) She's pre-occupied with her phone to work efficiently and then gets no sleep, then can't concentrate and needs to stay up late studying many nights.  It's a cycle

As for her shoes with holes, I have asked her to go shopping with me but she can't manage her time to make it to the mall.  I've asked her to find shoes online and have them shipped to home, but she won't.  I've given her scaffolding short of going to the store and selecting shoes myself for her.  But, is that what I should do?

BTW, DH's mother is dead.  SHe died at 64 years old due to smoking and drinking.[/quote]

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