I’m going to try really hard not to turn this blog into an exposition of what’s going on in RL. The only real reason I’m continuing to post these is because I know there are people in SL who care and want to know what’s going on.
Yesterday my daughter got up in much the same mood as the day before, she repeated her insistence that until she got her privileges back she would refuse to assist her mother in any way whatsoever. I let her know that I found this despicable.
Later in the day, she left the apartment to go to the pool (her mother and I both told her he was not to). She snuck out her bedroom window, in the process letting both cats out. After I wrangled the cats back inside I decided a search of her room was in order. While looking I discovered a Hookah. Complete with charcoal blocks, tobacco, tin foil. All the fixings for using the hookah as designed. Claiming it was a birthday gift, she demanded its return. Naturally I declined that request. She’s 15 years old and I am not having that in the house in her possession.
My declaration that I would be disposing of the hookah lead to a physical confrontation in which she was combative, attacking me, demanding to get her pipe, her “baby” back. I interposed my body in between her and the doorway to our bedroom. When it was clear this was not going to de-escalate I asked my wife to call 911 and get the police here. When they arrived she continued to be belligerent and defiant and stated that if required to remain in our home she would kill herself. On that basis she has been hospitalised on what’s called a 5150, a 72-hour hold and eval. We just heard from the hospital, they are going to try her on meds (she has thus far refused any medication) and we’ll go from here.
Obviously, we’re not happy with this turn of events, and obviously this places us all in a not great situation. It does give the two of us some respite from the constant tension and conflict and maybe it helps our daughter stablise. I sure hope so. Last night while she was waiting in the ER to be transported, she called to talk to her mom. The entire conversation was essentially “I hope you’re happy with what you’ve done. If you would simply throw him (she means me) out, everything will be perfect”
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*hugs tightly*
August 9, 2009 at 05:35