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There is nothing harder than dealing with a suicidal child. Our son was 18 when he attempted suicide, and due to the fact he was 18, was successful in keeping us from speaking with any doctors. He spent almost 2 weeks in the hospital and the only information we could obtain was from him. First of al...

Today my little girl officially became a senior! It was step-up day at Musselman. She was excited to announce it to me after school, but it wasn't that exciting for me! When the boys reached this point, they were both in a full-blown rebellion and it was almost a relief to be nearing the end of my r...

We've had the great joy (I'm trying to convince myself!) of our college-aged son returning home for the summer. It brings a new realm of challenges - mess all over the house, unexpected guests at late hours, and the question of who will be home for dinner and when! We had adjusted quite well to it b...

It's hard to believe it's April 7th - it's been spitting snow! My middle son called last night and said it was snowing pretty hard in Morgantown - this morning I see they got 4 inches last night. I remember having snow in March, in fact big ones, but not April. Ought to know it'd be this way - we fi...

I am learning how much bi-polar disorder can affect a family. Our son was recently diagnosed as bipolar. He does extremely well as long as things are balanced, but let something trigger an episode and he's making decisions that are not the wisest and I'm afraid will follw him the rest of his life. T...

Today was one of those good days parents look forward to. Our daughter has a passion for art, and quite a talent to go with it. This is youth art month in our area and the three area high schools had an art show which opened today. It was amazing to see how much talent the teens in this area have. W...

Teens seem to be so wrapped up in theirselves - they simply have little consideration for others in the home. Our son brought home a guy we've never met at 9:00 pm tonight. They've all been told they need to give us a little notice if they're bringing someone home - especially at 9:00 pm. I've worke...

Our son became involved with drugs in his teens. Somehow, he managed to keep it hidden until he was 17. He became involved with a girl who had her own issues and introduced him to other drugs and alcohol he hadn't tried. He became angry with our rules and after graduation decided to move out. He tol...