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Seriously need to give up twitter....

Jsmom's picture

My SD17 is not in our lives, but manages to cause drama where she goes. My husband has no relationship with her now, we have given up and she is still not being medicated properly or seeing a therapist so DH is not communicating at all since the vacation over Christmas.

DH is on a plane to Japan and I am sitting here bored already and he is leaving for two weeks. Checked Twitter and that brat is bragging about getting a tattoo. She is under age. I called the tattoo parlor and didn't give me name, but wanted them to check ID and hung up. Nothing I can do. Can't tell my husband and won't tell BM anything, but damn, this girl is just ruining her life. Dh and BM had an email exchange last week where she told DH that SD was changing her major next year from Hospitality to Pharmacy. DH sent her back an email just telling her she may want to check her grades that she is failing 4 out of 6 classes. Really pharmacy?

That woman has no idea what is going on with that kid. I keep reminding myself everyday that no matter what happens, I will not fall for this again and let her back in to our lives in anyway. So sad it didn't have to be this way, of she could have parented with DH the girl would have had a chance. We would have forced meds and therapy 4 years ago when we tried to work with BM. No encouraging the brat to sue us was better for her and no rules. Somebody besides me needs to check her damn twitter once in awhile. I don't tell DH most of the time, mentioned it to him last week that she had over 60 tweets fighting with an ex boyfriend and it looked like she was raging. DH never said anything, but the next day was that email from BM saying she didn't think SD was bipolar anymore, she is now BPD. DH mentioned in his reply, doesn't matter, meds are the same and treatment is the same. It just needs to be treated and what was her plan again! She is great about research but never actually forces the follow up. She may go to the therapist once in awhile. DH then mentioned that she may want to check twitter about the raging with the BF.

Now the question, do I tell him when he gets back? I think no, because nothing he can do except mention it to BM and she is probably ok with it.

I feel so bad for my husband and I get to spend the next two weeks worrying because if BM calls SS15 she will want to see him for her monthly dinner and she could demand he stay with her. SS was told not to tell her so that couldn't happen, but you never know. The CO gives all the power to SS but she could make it difficult for me. Sometimes being a SM sucks.

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calm retreat's picture

There are good meds for bi polar disorder, but if someone with BPD takes those same meds it makes them really hyper. That's one way of telling they have BPD. BPD is usually not treated with meds. It's treated with DBT.(Talk therapy)
Omg your situation is so similar to mine. Except BM has undiagnosed BPD too so it's too high conflict to engage with both. I watch her twitter to keep tabs too. My SD is 17 with 2 tatts and straight F's (1.7 GPA) yet she thinks she's going to Temple U. bizarre. I usually tell DH when stuff comes up, then let him pick the battles.

Jsmom's picture

I am not going to tell him. I just feel so bad for her. She had a fighting chance when we had 50/50. I had sent BM an email when she went to my IL's for winter break. She showed t to SD of course. Sent DH an email that she knows we abhor her parenting style. You have to parent to have a style. DH and I ignored the email. Probably why she emailed again.

I don't think she is BPD, I think she is bi-polar. My SD doesn't like that word, so this is better, I am sure. And easier for BM. Doesn't matter what the diagnosis is, if it is not consistently treated, it will never work.

I agree she will probably not be going to college. She got in to the only school that would take her and now she is failing, they will probably pass her due to No Child Left Behind. Absolutely disgusting when we are working so hard with SS15 and his grades a d she will probably graduate anyway and clearly shouldn't. The best thing is she doesn't and she gets a wake up call, early enough to give her some life.

18 is one month away and I will be celebrating since at that point we are no longer legally liable. Trust me.....

calm retreat's picture

You,re lucky if she only has bi-polar cause the meds do help. BPD is really hard to manage and requires a huge commitment to DBT therapy. I'm curious about this NCLB. Is that why at the end of the sem all her grade go from F to D for no apparent reason? Yeah he'll never win the tatt battle. She's too close to 18 . It will just create drama, that's why she's doing in the first place. After my SD (on her 16th bday) got her first hideous tat, with photos and vines and BM in the background cheering her on, she called DH and said "dad, please don't disown me but......" DH simply said " I hope you don't regret it in a few years " and changed the subject. I think she was disappointed he didn't blow up and it didn't create the drama scene she hoped for. We haven't seen SD in two years, hoping not to see her any time soon, but she's going to be near us in a few weeks, that's when I get all freaked out and my PTSF flares up. I know the feeling of seeing SD make questionable choices. I agree with keepitsimple's comment, let the school break the news.

Jsmom's picture

NCLB? Her grades have never been good since we gave up custody. She passed all classes last semester after failing 2 the year before. She mad those up but now has no wiggle room. She has to pass all of these to graduate.

Jsmom's picture

Oh now I get it...NCLB is a policy that makes it easier to pass kids through. Was not supposed to be like that but we have seen it happen here. This school has a graduation rate of 98%. They are not going to let them screw up their stats. Sad but true. Seriously hoping she fails.... best thing for her and may wake up BM.

calm retreat's picture

Ok , I was wondering why all her F's mysteriously became d's last sem. I expect the same will happen this sem. My sd also has two previous F's which she's claiming she'll make up, but she's failing APEX so I can't see how she'll graduate either. It's so sad they choose the easy path. I can relate.