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She and I have been in family counseling since I split up with her father and she took the split very hard. I called her counselor who said I had to take her to the emergency room. There, they treated it like an overdose and made her drink charcoal, put in an IV, monitored her heart, the whole nine yards. That was enough to scare her straight. I actually think that was a good thing because it was not fun, and she will think twice before trying that again. We got through that night and the next day we had a counseling session with her therapist (who is a wonderful person) and we discussed the logs and the fact that the guy wasn't a teenager. I also told her we needed to call the police. There is a dare officer at her school who is a liaison between the school and the police who she sees every day. I asked her if she wanted me to call him or a friend of mine who is a policeman. She wanted me to call my friend mostly because i think she was ashamed. We printed the logs and filed the necessary reports, etc. I didn't think that after all of that, she needed further punishment, other than she was off the computer for a while to disconnect from the guy. We blocked him, etc. It was not an easy time for us, but in the long run, with the help of her counselor, teachers and police, she realized we were just trying to keep her safe. I think things are better now. I think the key for us has been able to find a really good counselor who knows how to put things in perspective and cut to the heart of the issue. I don't think I would have known what to do or how to handle it without her coaching. I was hesitant to share all that information but if it helps you...then something good will come of it. |
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11-18-2008, 09:12 AM | #114 (permalink) |
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Wow, thats pretty intense, but I believe you did the right thing. Parents need to be involved in thier kids lives and need ro remember that teenagers are still children and don't know everything.
This was good, if not hard, lesson for your daughter to learn and hopefully she'll be more careful in the future. |
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11-18-2008, 02:45 PM | #115 (permalink) | |
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It's similiar to what happened to me just last year around this time. I would always go into chatrooms and talk to random guys on the internet. The thing is; I never used to log off AIM and I never thought my mother would actually know how to open AIM. Well, she opened it and read this one conversation with some random guy. She told my dad and since he's a cop, he was really angry with me. I told them that someone hacked my account but they knew it was bullshit. I wasn't really punished but just seeing my dad break down and cry and freak out about what I was saying made me never want to go on AIM again or talk to strangers on the internet. Now, I rarely use AIM and when I do, I only talk to my closest friends and I only rarely stay online for more than 10 minutes. But do you ever look at your daughter differently now? |
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11-18-2008, 08:51 PM | #116 (permalink) |
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No, of course not! I love my kids no matter what they do. Even though it was long ago, I remember what it was like to be a teenager. Having all these feelings and not knowing how to express them. I wanted something to happen in my life! Something exciting, fun and different. All teenagers want that. That's why teenagers are so vulnerable to predators. I guaranty that your father was more upset that he couldn't do anything to stop it and probably felt like he failed you in some way.
It's important to be careful on the internet, but we all make mistakes. You learned your lesson. DON'T feel any shame. You are a normal teenager with a lot of curiosity and feelings. Others should know better. You're parents were upset because they couldn't protect you like they wanted to. I hope some of this helps. |
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But the funny thing is, I'm talking to strangers on the katg forums. |
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