tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472820774239062290.post2460506417268730170..comments2023-05-19T20:03:55.050-05:00Comments on A Day in the Life: This post brought to you by the phrase "The harded you try to keep me here, the more you are just going to push me away"Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01830179596215153756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472820774239062290.post-12535655444981469942009-12-06T18:14:09.316-06:002009-12-06T18:14:09.316-06:00She's being a teenager and the grass is always...She's being a teenager and the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. I did the same thing at 14. Mom handled it by shipping me off to Dad's with the understanding that there would be no changing schools mid year. It was a year of hell - both for me and Mom. I was ready to head home by Thanksgiving. My sister's step-daughter (15) came to live with her last year and had the same outcome - she couldn't wait to get back to her old friends.<br /><br />I wish I had some real advise for you. You need to make sure that there is not something at school or with her friends that she is trying to avoid or run away from. Down deep that was part of my problem. You also need to know if her mother is putting pressure on her. My kids spent a year with my ex because they thought he'd stop loving them if they didn't. They only spent a year because it took me that long to work through the courts to get them back.<br /><br />Talk to her. Tell her how things will be if she leaves and be prepared to stick to it. Will her Mom be as involved as you are; will she provide the comforts (phone, computer, clothes) that she has when she lives with you? Does she think you will continue to provide those things? Point out that other kids can't just pack up and leave when they don't get their way and neither can she. <br /><br />Wish I could give you a big hug. Counseling certainly can't hurt.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472820774239062290.post-86987344276097659052009-12-05T23:24:56.698-06:002009-12-05T23:24:56.698-06:00*sigh* and i used to have the exact opposite...ada...*sigh* and i used to have the exact opposite...adam used to cry and bawl and bawl and BEG me to call the judge and NOT make him go to his dad's .... used to break my heart..... *sigh* i wish i had words to help heather....{{{{hugs}}} to u and hubby! :):):):):):):):):):)Julie Tucker-Wolekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120580254018653082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472820774239062290.post-78714099165209634472009-12-05T18:30:48.182-06:002009-12-05T18:30:48.182-06:00Heather,
I'm sitting here with tears running d...Heather,<br />I'm sitting here with tears running down my face. I'm sick in my stomach. I wish I was there so that I could give my brother a hug and tell him that I "understand." I like your idea of going to get some help. Keep the lines of communication open between all of you. Joey's such a fabulous dad...I've always thought he was wonderful. The girls are confused....wish I knew how to better help you two. If I can an anyway please let me know.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.com