I have about had it. This 17 year old daughter who has been with us since 3 is driving me to malice. My spouse has been ill today and was sleeping and she had plans to sneak to meet up with the abusive boyfriend who has been banned. I became aware of the plot and told her if she had a friend I know go with her so I was sure she wouldn't hook up with the kid she could go. Well, she proceeded to tantrum wildly and was quite out of control. No place for out of control 17 year olds with tantrums. She is more like 13. So, I spoke with child protective services to see if they could help in a crisis with placement. My friends who are dealing with the soon to be loss of another friend tried dealing with her. She told me she was going to drive away and I told her if she did the cars belonged to us and I would report them stolen and her a run away. I told her I would call 911. Well, she called 911!!!

I happened to pick up the phone and figured out what it was so they backed me up that she needed to be under our control etc. Also if she chose to be violent that she would get arrested. Meanwhile my youngest calls for a ride home. I go to get her and when I get back I find that hubby has allowed the angry one to spend the night at a friend's. I asked him to make sure he told the adults, no phone. He didn 't so out I go in my nightgown and she is yelling at me and I told her I did not trust her because she had already lied to me today about hooking up with the boy. She got in my face and off she goes to a merry night with a friend who will feel sorry for her. I am so angry. When I came in I yelled at my spouse and told him how can he say he trusts her when I caught her in a lie earlier and why was I the one to have to deal with speaking with the adults?

I am so angry. Tempted to tell the kid to fly a kite. Then I remember Sept and Sweet saying she is an unattached child in need of proof that we are going to hold on and that she belongs here. How much more can I do to tell her she belongs here? I have had it!!!!! I am ready to put her into foster care and petition the court that with her IQ 2 points over the legal definition for retardation that she needs a guardian with the state and needs to receive services for people who are developmentally delayed. She has learned nothing being with us and I am not going to keep doing this. She can't see how abusive this kid =is nad how she is going back to where she came from. Ugghhhh, big giant vent!!!!!!!!!!!!!