Lucy

I am so sorry that your GF has to go through this but it seems a very common thing these days. My GF has been going through the same thing for the past 2 years, her DD is now 16. It is hell for those of us who have to spend the time worrying about their whereabouts and what they are up to.

We have been through this girl leaving home twice, actually running away and the police cant do anything, the kids know this too, which makes it even worse. This girl left for 9w and came home PG, which ended in a termination and some severe talking to by myself and her mother. She stayed at home for a couple of months and then decided to take off again. This time the police actually rang her mother to tell her that her daughter needed to collect her belongings and they were going to accompany her.

The thing is the daughter is back home after 5w, deciding that home is better than life on the streets and friends places. The thing is she has finally turned the corner, she is happy at home, doing very well at school and has finally seemed to have grown up.

I guess we will all be going through this at some stage, the only thing that I can suggest is to try to set the boundaries and to listen, but to be honest, she will do what she likes and unfortunately she knows that the law will be on her side once she turns 15. They teach them this at school.

There is always hope.