I WONDER IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE AN ADVICE?
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Why is the 15yo in "boarding" school?
Bottom line is that the stepmother was ticked off at the 15 year old and didn't want the daughter living with her. Before the marriage, the father was very lax on rules concerning the 15 year old. She did what she wanted. Then the stepmother moved in and imposed a lot of specific and strict rules. The 15 year old was given a huge written list of household chores that she was supposed to do daily. The girl balked at being turned into a maid. After about 3 weeks of conflict, 2 men showed up at the door and escorted the 15 year old to the airport and all the way to the camp in California. It costs something like 30-40k a year to keep her there...
My sister (the mother) was furious when she found out. She filed some motions but she didn't file the right one to "catch the court's attention." About 6 months after the girl was in CA, the court judge asked the father why the daughter was sent to camp. The judge asked, did she burn down a house? Steal a car? The father said no, that she "wasn't obeying the rules" at home.
The "camp" never allows family members to contact her unless they approve of and support their program. For that reason they have never allowed her own mother to communicate with the 15 year old. The stepmother however is allowed to write frequent letters to the 15 year old - and she mentions her deceased husband on literally every page. The father and stepmother claim the 15 year old is making "wonderful progress."
The father said that after the 15 year old completes the "program" in the California camp (summer 2010) then he will send her to an "internet gaming addiction camp." Back in January 2010, the extended family finally got to see the 15 year old for the first time since she was sent away. While she was glad to see us, she was also extremely depressed. She confided in some that she had thoughts of suicide, and also had written a suicide note a few months back while in CA. She is not doing good at all...