Should I have my kid jailed for assault, or give her a chance in rehab?

Question

She is 22 now, but has assaulted me for the past 6 yrs.

She is 22 now, but has assaulted me for the past 6 yrs.

Answer 1

You should if she really is getting out of hand. Let her see how it feels to be in jail and when she's out she'll want your forgiveness because that's wher she'll be if you don't teach her a lesson.

Answer 2

She needs to find out now what jail is like if she is under 18. It won't be on her adult record. She has the rest of her life to go to rehab. See if jail works first - better now than later on in her life. She must learn the hard way not to assault people.

My 13 year old daughter used to assault me but I never filed charges. She went to rehab but it didn't do her any good. Then when she turned 18 she was arrested 2 times for felonies and that went on her record. In Illinois it's three strikes and you're in jail for the rest of your life. She only has one more chance.

I think I should have had her jailed when she was 13. Maybe she would have learned her lesson before she turned 18....)(

Answer 3

If you send her to rehab she probably will always hate you although I do not know much about it. Maybe you need to file a police report and have her charged with assault. If you believe in your heart that maybe she could come after you and attempt to kill you then you do have the right to protect yourself, therefore file a police report and have her put away in a prison.
She will definitely learn her lesson in prison and hopefully will come out of there with respect and love for her mother.

I do not know any more details so that is the best I can offer you right now. I am not a psychologist, just a regular old man who has lived a long time. I feel like I give good suggestions but do what you want.

To me I cannot imagine because my daughter and son respect my wife and I. We have never had that problem. It must be horrible for you to have to deal with this issue and I am so sorry for you and your daughter.
May the Good Lord Bless You and Your Daughter.

Answer 4

Look at the situation. The facts are there is assault. If you were to assault another person as an adult, then you would be persicuted to the fullest extent of the law. Why should you give someone a break due the age. Jail might be a good solution and may open her eyes to reality.

Answer 5

Put her in rehab and give her a chance. Or send her to boot camp it worked for my nephew! He beat my sister up at age 10 and she had 49 bruises all over her body! First he went to a hospital for kids with anger problems and then boot camp!

Answer 6

I think it depends on how old she is, how many times this has come up with you two and how well her attitude when she was/is "straight" or "sober" would have recieved each form of intervention. Different personalities respond very well to the tough love thing. It might make it worse with others. You know her, or at least knew her once, feel it out.

Answer 7

Try rehab and counsling. My mom sent me to jail and away from home when I was younger and wish things would of been done differtently. Have counsling together and have them have it by themselves. You can get alot solved and get to the bottom of the problem

Answer 8

yes if you really love your child do what you have to there is no such thing as a lost cause but there is such a thing as right and wrong if your kid acts like a brat put them in time out.

Answer 9

let her go to rehab for it so she can have a cance to get better then if it happens again let her go to jail hopefully she will learn her lesson

Answer 10

Since you refer to your child as a kid, I suggest you and your child both get counseling. One way to not handle a problem is to get rid of it. Since you can't handle raising your own child you want to get rid of her. I pity you more than I do your poor child.