Some people, are 100% anti-program. Even if your kid was whoring themselves out to get money to support their drug habit there might be people who will tell you to just hang in there, and it's just a phase,
No, generally what most people are saying is to find QUALIFIED help (if, in fact, its needed and that's a whole 'nother issue. For most kids, IMHO, its not and they WILL grow out of their destructive behaviors), not the quackery put forth by the mindrape mills.
If I had listened to people like CCM or Who (or my ex-husband or his parents or my father) when my oldest was scaring the living shit out of me, she'd have been in a program. They were all absolutely sure she was gonna DIE!!!! She didn't. She's doing very well, has her CNA and is working towards her LPN and then onto her RN. She grew up because she had the opportunity to.
:nworthy: ::blah:: ::hrumph::
That is great. Btw, I forgot to tell you about my cousin who entered into the Alternative In Treatment Facility in Florida. Yeah, he did it. We are all proud. But, he is 27. No high school diploma. His teeth are apparently all rotted out because he was a crystal meth addict for so long. I guess that's what happens when you are a crystal meth addict? At least he is getting the help that he has needed for quite some time. So, we may have to pay for some dental implants on top of all this expensive treatment! This could have been prevented had we gotten him the help he needed when he was a teenager.
But, whatever. You see, all kids are different Anne. In our families case, we have been without one of our family members for 10+ years. Now, he's getting the help he has needed. Wish it could have been done a little sooner. If I were a parent, I would rather be safe, then sorry. We are just lucky he is still alive.
