I could weep with joy

[LemonDough]

I've posted about my dd(16) once or twice under other names, she has emotional disregulation disorder & a panic disorder. Since she turned 13 my life has been hell dealing with her self harm & suicide attempts, but I want to climb on top of a tall building and shout to the world...

SHE GOES TO COLLEGE! EVERY DAY!

SHE GOT A JOB! A JOB!! BLOODY HELL!! A JOB!! A DECENT JOB TOO!!

So, if you're suffering with a violent and/or emotionally disordered teenager please know that there is hope. Two years ago I didn't think that either she or I would come out alive. She still has her moments but they're so much easier to deal with because of experience.

COLLEGE & A JOB!!

Woah. It's utterly astonishing.

[MissMarplesBloomers]

Oh fab LD!!! After such a fraught time YANBU to feel elated, hope she continues to do well & enjoy life a bit more. You too!

[kizzie]

[specialsubject]

who doesn't love this kind of good news!
A big shout out to both you and your daughter for dealing with this!

[chocoluvva]

[IslaValargeone]

Oh Fabulous! I love a Good News thread.

[NoComet]

[flow4]

Hooray! :)

[Cutteduppumpkin]

Fantastic news!

[Theas18]

That so fab to hear :)

[mumeeee]

That's great news

[MedusaIsHavingaBadHairday]

Lovely to hear!!!
I posted similar about my son the other day here. It's so great when they start coming out the other side of teenage hell!!!

And WELL DONE for surviving it...

[mrsjay]

good for her

[HoHolepew]

Great news

[Oddsocksrus]

Well done her and well done Mum.
You are both brilliant

[Norem]

Brilliant well done BOTH of you :):):):):):):)

[MistAllChuckingFrighty]

Lovely news.

My dd was never so bad really, but we had our moments when she was 14-16 (well documented under another name)

I literally did cry all over her college tutors at her first "parents evening". She has completely changed herself around. When sentences like "one of our best ever students" and "a credit to herself" where innocently bandied around (obvs not knowing any back story) I just crumbled (in a good way)

Well done to both of you for getting though this [tchgrin]

[basic]

Such great news for both of you

[piratecat]

wow i am so pleased for her, and for you. that's brilliant well done xxx

[wifeandmotherandlotsofother]

Thank you, I love to hear the happy stories of how they turned their lives around. Am still struggling a bit with mine but these posts do give me hope x

[whitesugar]

Wow wee, well done you and her. Please please let this happen to me. The sentences I get from school are things like, suspended for 3 days, rude, late, absent without permission. I live in hope. You are so lucky to be out the other side, congratulations!

[Chottie]

Congratulations to you both.