Originally Posted by lightsout04 (Post 7536600)

Life's good. My wife is 20 weeks along and we get find out if we are having a boy or a girl tomorrow.

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo (Post 7536693)

This last month has been a real test as a single father to a teenage daughter. We so far have resolved some issues but she is still being difficault & rebellious to say the least. I don't blame her that she has had a troubled past from being abused by her step father, & she has had problems with developing kidney stones at a young age that has kept her out of school. It's still hard for me to deal with Drs & school & her moms interferance in my relationship development with her.

The thing I am doing is persevering through this and am learning as I go. I am keeping my head up and know it's one day at a time. This is the most flustrated I've been sinse getting her back in June of last year. I am still happy and wouldn't give her up for the world. At that I just worry about her making it through school & getting help she needs to over come her emotional pain & any thing that is legit medicaly. Seems like she is fine one minute then the next something is wrong just before going back to school. Hmm. Yea I know she has deep pain inside, but I don't understand what is real pain from hurt or attention pain?

So far it's been a good day & life is just a rollercoaster don't know what to expect around the next bend.

Thanks for asking Luv. Nice somebody cares in this world.

Originally Posted by bevischief (Post 7536817)

Dad is doing good after surgery on Friday and the bad the wife is getting head straighten out in the mental ward after thinking of trying to kill herself. Other than that I fine.

Originally Posted by luv (Post 7536820)

Teenage girls can be an emotional roller coaster without the added influence of any type of abuse. Just keep on keeping on. Continue to be there for her and do what you can. I'm sure that somethings will get easier as she becomes more mature, and knowing that you were there for her will mean a lot. My dad was the strict parent growing up, and I lived with my mom after they divorced when I was 14. By the time I was 17, I wanted more structure, so I ended up moving back in with my dad.

Good luck, and just remember that there are some people on here who are actually humans behind the keyboard, and we're always a PM away.

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo (Post 7536834)

Well this day isn't starting out so hot. She is fine to go hang out with her friends or stay up all night but then to hurt to go to school & I'm very upset with her attitude and behaviors she brings on herself. Ya It's got to be hard on her but she can't be missing school because of turancey laws and drs. notes only go so far. It's like every thing I try back fires and I have had parenting classes to prepare me for this. My stress is getting the best of me this morning and I blew up at her and I shouldn't of. I feel like she pulls this every time it's time for her to go to school. She is so far behind that doesn't get her any where.

Originally Posted by luv (Post 7536857)

Any way of maybe getting her some tutoring to help her get caught up?

Originally Posted by luv (Post 7536822)

Hope things continue to get better.

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo (Post 7536869)

Yea, provided she goe's to school. That's the most important part of it. She is already going to have to do summer school and she isn't going to like it. No body wants her to fail and be held back it's just she has to show effort on her part first. It would be a huge set back for her to be held back as she is the tallest in her class as is & she needs to build confidense for success. At this rate she is going to be a drop out and that scares the crap out of me. Theres more to it, she has been influenced by a 16 yo boy friend that I was highly against but aloud it for the sake of trust and argument. I have sinse put a stop to it but she goes behind my back about it wich makes it all the worse. She has been rejecting all adults that are trying to help her. A big part of that is fact that so far her abusive step dad has gotten away with it and her mom has stayed with him that has produced rejection feelings from her mom. This is very complicated situation we are in.

Originally Posted by luv (Post 7536873)

Wish I had some sound advice, but, seeing as how I don't have any kids and was the good child myself, I can't think of anything. My older brother was the one who rebelled. No abuse from any outside sources other than what he made up to have his friends feel sorry for him when dad finally had to kick him out. I'll send some good thoughts your way in hopes that it might help.

Originally Posted by KurtCobain (Post 7536518)

I need attention. Should I start a thread?

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly (Post 7536884)

No mercy.