Ideas on solution

United States
May 30, 2008 2:44pm CST
I have a daughter, who when young was very depressed, talked of suicide, and was a very dark thinker. None of her other siblings were like this at all, neither was I or her Father. She became rebleious like many teenagers, and fought everything we tried to do with her. Thanks to some dogood neighbor, who knew nothing about the situation, reported to CPS, her unrulyness, but to my surprise I welcomed their help, and grabbed onto the help they gave for a counselor, I was at my wits end myself, so I agreed. She was allowed the counselor, who kept everything "Private", which I personally did not understand to a point, it seemed to me that anything that would help the parent to deal with the child productively, would be an asset, but they didnt. Little did I know that my child was accusing me of abuse behind my back, and they ended up taking custody of her away from me, with out a shred of proof. The sent her to a girls home for troubled teens where she was abused and bullied beyond any reasonable method known. My daughter was there for 3 years total. She is now 22 years old, and messed up beyond belief, all bonds with her family are broken, and she feels no sense of belonging. The problem is way worse now than it ever was before. I know she is "of age" now but, you never stop being a mother. Any suggestions on how to approach this problem, I believe you can find wisdom in numbers, and an outside view, just may be what I need!! .
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• United States
31 May 08
I was extremely depressed when I was in high school. But I never acted that way so I can't help you with that part. I too felt a strange feeling of being lonely and I still feel this way now. I ended up going to an alternative to finish my school years. And it went pretty well for me and I graduated on time. I went to that school with students that had all sorts of problems. Your daughter sounds like she might be bipolar or something in that area. Since she's of age now, I don't know what more you can do legally. She has to eventually come to a crossroad in her life and decide what she plans to do to get her life on track. I wish her and you the best.