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Crisis, please help

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Lilka · 04/06/2013 14:53

:( Bear with me

Just two days ago I was happy, and she was happy and we were all ticking along pretty well

Yesterday DD2 was arrested :(

She left college at lunch to meet with her birth mum for lunch at birth mum's house. And then I have no real idea what exactly happened, just that DD had a bad 'episode', dissociated and had no clue where she was, what was happening or anything like that, and birth mum had no idea what to do and tried to get too close to DD too quickly I guess, because DD attacked her (with her fists and feet only, no weapon or anything). So apparently BM ran out of her house and called the police and they arrived, and what do they do? Of course, approach her and terrify her, so she tried to smack them and promptly got arrested for assualting her bm and then trying to assualt the police officer, but was in such a state when they got her to the station, the police realised an ambulance might be a better idea.

And did I know about any of this until later that day? No. BM told the police she was DD's mum and also told the hospital staff the same. SHE GAVE THEM THE WRONG NAME FOR DD AND TOLD THEM SHE WAS DD

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Ilikethebreeze · 04/06/2013 14:58

Maryzs thread for trouble teens may be able to help?
Am bumping for you Sad

I think it may be best for you to concentrate on your DD, rather than get very angry towards BM.
Getting angry towards BM I dont think will get you very far.

vent away on here about her though is very ok!

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FortyFacedFuckers · 04/06/2013 15:01

I have no advice but my heart goes out to you and DD hopefully some one will be along to help soon.

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BrienneOfTarth · 04/06/2013 15:25

Sorry another non-expert here but will post to keep the thread active till someone with experience can come aong.

I agree with Ilikethebreeze that concentrating on DD is the important thing. You are right that BM acted very wrongly, but that's not the issue now, and your anger, while justified, won't help - just concentrate on getting DD feeling safe and secure again.

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Lilka · 04/06/2013 16:56

Thanks for the support

DD will be discharged in the next hour/hour and a half

I have not and will not say anything bad about her BM to her, but I am using here to vent. I need some place to do a little venting

DS is so upset and worried sick about DD2 :( , as is DD1 but DS doesn't understand like she does. DD1 has been looking after DS

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Lilka · 04/06/2013 19:26

DD is home

She is very upset and obviously agitated - she can't keep still, she keeps startling when people move and she's exceedingly clingy, glued to me. Only typing this because she's gone to the loo and she tried to get me to come to the loo with her as well :(

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HappySunflower · 04/06/2013 20:06

Goodness me, what a horribly frightening experience for her, and for you.

The one positive that I can sense from this, is that your DD appears to be discovering her sense of security in you.
You are likely to have a trying time, but I would take the opportunity to go back into attachment mode, as though she were younger. Keep things calm, keep her close and don't be afraid to reach out for some post adoption support.
She's had a challenging start to her life, so that should be carefully considered by the police and my professionals dealing with her.

So sorry that life is so hard for you at the moment. X

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Ilikethebreeze · 04/06/2013 20:21

Agree with everything Happy says.
[no experience of adoption].

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Italiangreyhound · 04/06/2013 20:24

Agree with all the good advice on here. Get any support you can, spend lots of quiet and close time with DD and most of all try not spend any energy on BM.

You knew (you said yourself) that it would be like this, although you probably didn't know quite how.

Will this instance give you any leverage with the adoption services to show that you need more support and DD needs more help?

Please stay strong and find some help for you, whatever form it comes in (healthy help I mean).

Am very sorry this has all happened but I know you could kind of foresee it and (optimistic side) it could have been worse! She oculd have had a weapon to hand, or been run over running away from Police or anything so at least this has all panned out and hoefullly all (DD, BM, adoption servies) can learn something or am I hopelesssly, hopelessy deluded to think so!

Bless you Lilka for being the mum of her heart, the one she wants, the one she needs and most of all the one who understands her.

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Moomoomie · 04/06/2013 22:31

Oh Lilka. I thought this would be from you when I opened the thread. I am so very sorry you are having to go through all of this. It is your worst fear and completely what you expected.
Agree with others, go back to full attachment mode. Remember that when things were at their worst dd wanted you.... Her mum. Her mummy. Not the woman who gave birth to her.
I really hope that this will bring some professional help for you and your family.

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Lilka · 04/06/2013 22:49

She's gone to shower, and I've got out some hair product so I can dry her hair and brush it and massage her head. She likes that. We're going to both sleep in her room tonight, she needs me there

This whole thing has frightened her so much :( Police took her away from her birth home, so she is so scared of them, they are a real trigger for her. She found being in a hospital environment really anxiety inducing and she was very agitated.

I know she'll need lots of time now to recover

You are all right about attachment mode, I am certainly doing that and keeping her close and doing anything and everything to show her that mummy is here and loves her and will look after her.

I think the Police will be contacting me tomorrow

Thank you for the support. You are right that I can hold on to the fact that DD needed me. She knows that I am mum, and she loves me :) And I am so blessed to be loved by her

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Happyasapiginshite · 04/06/2013 22:56

O dear, I knew it was you when I saw the word 'crisis.'

I'm so sorry the shit has hit the fan. It came relatively soon too, I suppose that's a good thing. As others have said, I'm so glad DD2 knew that you were the real mum, the one she needs when the chips are down.

I have no words of wisdom. I think you are a saint not to be screaming 'I told you so' to DD2, not that it would help her at all, I know. I hope that sense prevails and that there will be no charges from the incident. I wonder what can have happened to DD2 to trigger the trauma response. Time will tell. I just hope and pray that now she'll see sense and stay away from BM.

You are an amazing mother and she is so lucky to have you. She is.

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fasparent · 04/06/2013 23:54

Every sympathy for you all be strong for each other , similar has happened too us we got a police restraining order and similar for FB
not allowed within 40 miles of area or children, You need too ask police and speak too child protection exploitation team explain worries and build up too events they will have special designated officers who are experienced in such issues and will work with social services.
Our main lead in dealing with this was the LA's after adoption service but only when it got too far unfortunately.

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fasparent · 04/06/2013 23:58

Every sympathy for you all be strong for each other , similar has happened too us we got a police restraining order and similar for FB
not allowed within 40 miles of area or children, You need too ask police and speak too child protection exploitation team explain worries and build up too events they will have special designated officers who are experienced in such issues and will work with social services.
Our main lead in dealing with this was the LA's after adoption service but only when it got too far unfortunately.

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Devora · 05/06/2013 00:25

I knew it would be you, too, Lilka. You just saw it coming, didn't you Sad

You vent away about BM on here - you need to have somewhere safe to express all that anger. (In your place, I would be able to use my fury to power the national grid.)

Your poor dd. Thank goodness she has you with her tonight, and every night. For now, just keep her close. This will have to be a catalyst for sorting out how you will handle BM going forward, but clearly you'll have to carefully judge the timing of that.

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fasparent · 05/06/2013 01:08

There are now new law's protecting vulnerable children beyond the age of 16. Our Ds was arrested a few months ago for attacking BM. she used FB too manipulate the children. Still intrudes on their privacy against their wishes use's other peoples names and photo's. Children are all OK now after year's of unkind manipulation. Court and bail conditions help some way.

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Lilka · 05/06/2013 13:22

Thanks all

Yes I expected something would go wrong sooner or later because of DD's needs. I did not expect this though with an emergency psychiatric admission and the police

The Police have just contacted me to let me know that they won't be taking this any further as BM has no wish to, and they will let the assualt on the police officer go as she was in such a state at the time.

I rang DD in sick again at college, she won't think of leaving the house :( She's still very much in a state, but better than yesterday. Super clingy, needs lots of reassurance that the police and doctors aren't coming back to 'get her' :( I think the Police just triggered some deep fears about being taken away, and now she's terrified she'll get taken away from me :(

fasparent I wonder could you tell me more about the help you have had, by PM if you need? Like what these new laws are etc?

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Moomoomie · 05/06/2013 21:08

So pleased the police are taking the sensible option and letting this go.
Just continue doing what you are doing, being there for her.
You really are n inspiration to many, the love you have for your children shines out.
And when times are bad just think of your wonderful dd1 who is being such a brilliant mum to her little one because of the mother you were to her.

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Devora · 05/06/2013 22:29

My heart is aching for your dd, Lilka. What a lot she is going through.

Who is looking after you through all this?

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Italiangreyhound · 06/06/2013 08:28

Glad police aren't taking it further.

Thinking of you.

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Devora · 06/06/2013 21:57

How are you both tonight, Lilka?

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