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Trouble teen experimenting

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Deegee

Trouble teen experimenting

One 17 yr old who spends months at a time away from home, and plays the guilt trip when home to build themselves up.
One 16 yr old who runaway from home at night to get high off her face and drunk ..
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Taylor-RO

Re: Trouble teen experimenting

Hi @Deegee, thanks for starting a thread and sharing your experience. It sounds like you have got your plate full at the moment. What have you done to try to manage this situation? It sounds really tough and I can't imagine the toll that this is having on your family Heart