Dear Amy: Our teenage daughter, who has put us through the wringer in many ways, was recently caught stealing money. Up until now, I thought it was just an excess of teenage bad judgment. But now I’m starting to feel used.
We confronted her lovingly, set limits, gave consequences, and dried her tears with hugs and lots of love.That night, I wrote her a card about how much I love her and stuck it under her door because she seemed down. I felt really great about how we handled the crisis! Except she went back into my purse THE NEXT DAY and stole all the rest of my money.
Up until now, I thought it was just an excess of teenage bad judgment — the kind you’ll laugh about some day. You don’t note what consequences you are leveling in response to her behavior, but one consequence should be that she must attend her therapy sessions, regardless of whether she wants to. She cannot be in charge of herself right now, and so you must step up and be in charge of her.
While we were catching up and talking about our children, he showed me a photo of his 19-year-old daughter, whom I had never met.
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