Many of you will know the ongoing saga regarding 18-year-old DSD and I don't have the energy to summarise that right now.

She has been back in the US for 14 months. Dropped out of school (again) and has had a series of jobs. We suspect she has been sacked from most of them.

She was arrested on Thursday for crashing a car while drunk and unlicensed plus evading police. Luckily no-one was seriously injured.

She's currently in jail and from what we've read, the absolute minimum she will get is one year in jail.

According to police reports she was also arrested on 22 Feb for burglary and domestic violence.

I'm sad but not surprised unfortunately.

DP is not sure what more he can do. We have both tried talking to her FOR YEARS. Doesn't work. She says all the right things then continues stuffing up. We've offered counselling, she doesn't turn up.

I have my own theories but obviously I'm not a psychologist. I guess our choices are to wait for her to want to change her own life. I've told her that I will support her 100% and help her however I can when she sincerely wants to change. Or we can try again to get her a really good counsellor but I'm not sure that will work until she wants to change herself.

Anyone have any success stories on a teen/young adult who's woken up to themselves?