I never thought I would be on such a different planet as my kids, I had always imagined that when they grew older and able to *think logically* we would have these wonderful conversations about different subjects. Sometimes we do have good conversations, but the majority of the time I don’t know where they get [...]
Teens are constantly trying to manipulate us to get their way. My son who is in residential treatment tries to manipulate us even though he is hundreds of miles away. Recently he decided he was not going to receive our weekly phone calls and refused to talk to us. As hard as it was we [...]
It is the end of the week, and I am mentally exhausted. This is consistantly what it feels like to have a teen in an RTC, there truly is never a great week. When they are doing well - you miss them and anxing over the preparations for a home visit. When they are NOT doing well – [...]