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Sat Nov-21-09 10:30 PM
Response to Reply #7 |
| 12. mayby but at what age would you throw them out into the world |
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i dont get people who have their kids still living with them in their 20's, never mind their late teens...
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| -Sending your child away |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-21-09 10:04 PM |
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I think it's fine to send children into a wilderness program, but not without |
mzmolly |
Nov-21-09 10:07 PM |
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No kid who is self-medicating at home in the cocoon of family and friends |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 10:09 PM |
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I recently read a book ... |
mzmolly |
Nov-22-09 12:46 PM |
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Teens who are addicted require very careful planning and handling. |
EFerrari |
Nov-22-09 02:10 PM |
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I'm sure you're right. The family in this story was very supportive. |
mzmolly |
Nov-22-09 02:34 PM |
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The tricky part is that the family has to try to manage moving |
EFerrari |
Nov-22-09 02:51 PM |
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So glad your son had a good outcome. |
mzmolly |
Nov-22-09 02:53 PM |
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I still have one that's out there but that didn't happen for him |
EFerrari |
Nov-22-09 02:58 PM |
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Back in my day the parents of incorrigible children, who could afford it, sent |
Cleita |
Nov-22-09 03:01 PM |
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As many parents who have dealt with an addicted teenager know |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 10:07 PM |
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I agree |
liberal_at_heart |
Nov-21-09 10:13 PM |
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The other piece is: the idea that you can send your kid away to be fixed |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 10:17 PM |
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you're right--the whole family needs to be counseled |
wordpix |
Nov-21-09 10:27 PM |
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I did two years worth of rehab with my oldest kid. |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 10:32 PM |
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If I could recommend replies |
varelse |
Nov-22-09 02:51 PM |
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When you really know the work involved |
EFerrari |
Nov-22-09 03:26 PM |
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In our son's case, the state intervened when he went joyriding in a stolen car |
SoCalDem |
Nov-21-09 10:47 PM |
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I can't tell you clearly enough how much I know what you mean. |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 11:40 PM |
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rofl just the vision of the 16 year old with the finger.... |
vadawg |
Nov-21-09 10:07 PM |
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just sending them out in the world doesn't always work |
liberal_at_heart |
Nov-21-09 10:16 PM |
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mayby but at what age would you throw them out into the world |
vadawg |
Nov-21-09 10:30 PM |
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So, what do you make of extended families that live together for generations |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 10:35 PM |
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different courses for different horses, we go out into the world |
vadawg |
Nov-21-09 10:38 PM |
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I agree. And a teen who is needing chemical enhancement to get it done |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 10:41 PM |
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thing is we agree to a certain extent. But even if they want to use its part of the growing up |
vadawg |
Nov-21-09 10:44 PM |
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Agree there, too. As parents, though, we have to figure out |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 11:14 PM |
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lol your kids sound like me and my sister, she went out got a husband, travelled and came back |
vadawg |
Nov-21-09 11:18 PM |
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Isn't putting your minor child out on the street a crime? |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 10:18 PM |
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depends where you are i suppose, and the age of majority |
vadawg |
Nov-21-09 11:56 PM |
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Addiction is one thing, but the parents who have to resort to boot camp for a |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Nov-21-09 10:14 PM |
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This whole tough love bs has gotten completely out of hand. |
EFerrari |
Nov-21-09 10:19 PM |
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apart from some of the excellent suggestions in response to this post, possibly sending the child |
niyad |
Nov-21-09 10:44 PM |
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Okay, I'll fess up. I'm a long time DUer with a niece who's had a similar experience. |
riderinthestorm |
Nov-21-09 10:50 PM |
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yup i agree with the working the farm thing, i worked in my early teens on a few farms |
vadawg |
Nov-21-09 11:15 PM |
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Outward Bound is for everyone, |
LWolf |
Nov-22-09 02:22 PM |
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Outward Bound has been an amazingly good program for a very long time. nt |
Robb |
Nov-22-09 02:29 PM |
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Sometimes desperate times call for desperate measure |
aikoaiko |
Nov-21-09 11:19 PM |
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Do you know how many teens have DIED at these unregulated "bootcamp" programs? |
Withywindle |
Nov-21-09 11:53 PM |
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These are complicated decisions that I'm thankful I don't have to make. |
Shagbark Hickory |
Nov-22-09 02:12 PM |
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DU GrovelBot |
Nov-22-09 02:29 PM |
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Oh. Dear. God. |
Midlodemocrat |
Nov-22-09 02:36 PM |
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Good idea! |
JVS |
Nov-22-09 02:53 PM |
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I know. I realized parents sent troublesome kids away, didn't realize they paid thugs to |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-22-09 03:03 PM |
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It's probably the biggest mistake you could make as a parent. |
Midlodemocrat |
Nov-22-09 03:08 PM |
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