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Originally Posted by Demeter
Has anyone ever had to call the cops on their own kid?
I am currently in a big fight with my 15 year daughter regarding her activities & curfew.
In fact its 2am and she just waltzed in the door. I informed her I will try & obtain a peace bond against her "friends" to keep them away from her
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My oldest daughter had a few rough years as a teenager. From 14 - 16 or so she was impossible to deal with. In my daughter's case, some of her "friends" were over 18. I had a long talk with each and every one of their parents about the finer points of statutory rape and contributing to the delinquancy of a minor. It pissed my daughter off to no end, but most them wouldn't even talk to her after the call.
Her grades went into the toilet and school officials told me "Not everyone graduates high school". At that point, my wife had to drag me out of the principals office. We decided it was time for some tactical marital problems. I changed my legal residence to my parents house and registered my daughter into a different school district (it was none of anyone's damn business where I spent the night). Giving my 16 year old a car and telling her to drive herself to school was easily the scariest decision that I ever made as a parent. No doubt, she could have found way more trouble with a car. The change of schools made all the difference in the world. While she continued to get into minor trouble, it was in the range of normal teenager crap. Her grades went way up. I'd wonder who her father really was if she didn't get into some trouble. Today she is 25, an EMT studying to be a nurse, in a long term relationship, and seemingly well adjusted.
I don't know if any of that is applicable to your situation, but you're not alone. Parenting is a tough job.