Think our oldest is drinking cough syrup...

[chicks4kids]

Put the popcorn away everyone.

..grandma is keeping the girl for the night. Maybe the weekend...I tell ya' if it's not one thing it's another. I was really hoping to get this resolved but now I have to wait.

However, since my daughter hasn't touched the cough medicine, I may just talk to her about it. DragonflyRanch sent me a pamphlet that I hope to read tonight once the kids go to bed. It should give me some different perspectives and ideas on helping her and I to communicate "better" and discuss this....if it's her, her friends, etc.

By the way, her best friend did stay for dinner (before grandma came)and they told me about a fight in their school tonight. 6th grade boys...one told the other he thought his Star Trek T-shirt was stupid....next there's 30 kids yelling "fight" fight" in the boys bathroom. The one boy, as the girls put it, was bashing the others into the wall, he was bleeding and just laying there when it was over..............Crazy................Sad............... He got 2 weeks suspension............

Anyway, I'll keep you all posted--

 

[chickenlittle32]

Maybe she realizes you may know something, and now can get to it at grandma's house. You really need to talk to her before it gets worse. Good luck! (I have a 12 yr old...never had any trouble with him...YET...but, I was his age once...)

 

[Biddieacres]

Sorry if I may have missed this but...... I was hoping you kept the empty bottles. Maybe you can carry them to her and calmly ask if she knows why they are empty.

Maybe if you tell her how much you care about her and that you really need to sit down and talk, then go out to lunch or do something just the two of you. Have a fun girls day today instead of wondering. Maybe as the day goes on she will open up.

Best of luck in this. It isn't easy being a parent. I will be thinking of you.

 

[mtcookie]

be very careful with the ipecac.
I would fill it with a mixture of water oil and blue food dye.

The blue should make them stand out great.


Sorry you are going though this

 

[SunnyDawn]

Definately talk to her pediatrician or your doctor... Whoever you feel more comfortable with. I've been through this with 1 of mine and it is heart-wrenching!!! Mine denied it and no matter how loving or strict we tried to be the problem escalated. I know how hard it is to admit this to anyone else... The stigma is horrible! But getting help is the only way! Once the addiction escalates it can be impossible to treat or heal the person until they hit bottom! YES, they will hate you for interfering!!! I wish I had a magic fix for you to avoid this part of it but I don't.

No way but to deal with it and to get help from a very supportive professional that won't break down into tears when the going gets tough (we all did at one time or another)! She needs to see how serious this is and hiding it from loved ones may be impossible if it escalates. By the way, I thought my kiddo's grandparents would be so broken-hearted that their health would be compromised! They were a lot stronger and far more supportive of all of us than I ever dreamed they could be. I did not realize how important it was for me to have my families support until I stopped trying to hide it and finally told them! But you have to make that call, you know your family dynamics better than anyone else.

This problem can be hereditary but I thought since I raised my kids in a sober, drug and alcohol-free environment they would see my example and listen to my warnings and avoid the problem. But of course they just see me as an old-fashioned tea-totaler and don't realize how big a problem it is out there! This is a problem that exists in GOOD homes! You did not cause this and there is help out there!

Good Luck to you and your family!

 

[lone cedar farm]

There is so much more for kids to get there hands on these days, most home medicine cabinets are full of unused items for them to experiment with. I went thru HXXL raising my daughter as a single parent (dad) and now at 27 she and I can laugh about some of it now. she laughs at all of it but I believe I'm still tramatized.
Wished I could give you some good advice but I threw the towel in long ago and had to block out her teen years to stay sane.

You are getting some good advice from others though, all I can say is I know what your going through!

GOOD LUCK!!!

By the way my daughter is a mother now and Dental hygenist!

 

[Fudgie]

Hey gang, I was talking with my mom who used to work for the police department. She sad you cannot buy more than 3 bottles of Niquil at a time because the kids are making meth or some sort of drug from it. OH I hope that is not happening but that might explain a huge amount getting used up quickly if the friend is coming over and emptying the bottles into another container and taking it home.

I hate to even think of this but beware!

 

[deb1]

Has there been an update for this thread. I said a prayer for the little girl and would like to know if everything is all right.

 

[EweSheep]

Me too want to know of the updates! Hope all is well!

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

Funny that this thread has come up again. I have thought about this three times this week and wondered what was happening. I hope no news is good news.

Sandee