Reply #5: It's a tough call. I'm a parent, raising three, one is 17. She's

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seen her share of tough shite. She was born addicted to crack cocaine and removed from her crack hoor mother and paranoid schizophrenic father. She was lucky though, some kids never get taken out their environment. She has a biological brother who was not removed from the home until he was 4 years old. He now lives in a special home for mentally ill children and he's only 15.

Some people no matter how well they're raised will find trouble or trouble will find them. Other people no matter how badly they're raised will be able to focus and parent themselves.

It's all a crap shoot.