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My daughter came home from dad’s complaining that he smoked something that burned her eyes, made her cough…

  • Posted on February 25, 2011 at 5:20 am

She is 13 and knows what cigarettes and marijuana smell like. I have called the police and am awaiting special investigations department to open. She said that it burned her eyes, tickled her throat and made her cough. I know that 15 years ago he had smoked crack cocaine, and I suspect that it is what he smoked. She has been “seeing ghosts” and “it moved by itself” which started at his house on Saturday night and continued through Sunday night after she returned home! Which she reported to me at bedtime Sunday night. We will meet with a counselor and/or the police tomorrow to discuss it. Would crack cocaine or maybe crystal meth make a person hallucinate? She couldn’t describe the smell but said that the smell was in her stuffed animals: Maybe I should take the stuffed animals to the police. What could be my best plans of action now? Of course, she will not return to his apartment anytime soon! I was told to consult an attorney about visitation. Can you help us, please?

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My daughter came home from dad’s complaining that he smoked something that burned her eyes, made her cough…

  • Posted on January 23, 2011 at 1:22 pm

She is 13 and knows what cigarettes and marijuana smell like. I have called the police and am awaiting special investigations department to open. She said that it burned her eyes, tickled her throat and made her cough. I know that 15 years ago he had smoked crack cocaine, and I suspect that it is what he smoked. She has been “seeing ghosts” and “it moved by itself” which started at his house on Saturday night and continued through Sunday night after she returned home! Which she reported to me at bedtime Sunday night. We will meet with a counselor and/or the police tomorrow to discuss it. Would crack cocaine or maybe crystal meth make a person hallucinate? She couldn’t describe the smell but said that the smell was in her stuffed animals: Maybe I should take the stuffed animals to the police. What could be my best plans of action now? Of course, she will not return to his apartment anytime soon! I was told to consult an attorney about visitation. Can you help us, please?

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If your child has a persistent cough, but no other signs of illness do you give cough syrup?

  • Posted on October 7, 2010 at 7:25 pm

My daughter (technically she’s my step-daughter) is six years old. She lives with us full time and very rarely sees her mother (last time was last January for about 30 minutes). She’s had a pretty persistent cough lately but it doesn’t seem to be in her chest or hurting her when she coughs, she just coughs a lot. She asked me to give her some cough syrup to make the coughs go away and I was tempted to because I hear her all night long. However, when she used to see her mom on a regular basis her mom and maternal grandmother would give her medicine for every little thing. If she stubbed her toe or got a small scratch they would immediately give her children’s tylenol. So then she’d come home and demand medication for something that wasn’t wrong.

I’m afraid to give her cough medicine if it’s not a painful cough. She says she has a dry throat. I keep her drinking lots of water and fluids, but she still wants the cough syrup. Do you give your kids cough syrup if the cough isn’t really bothering them and they don’t have any other signs of illness? This cough has been happening for about four days now.

I’m just curious as to what other moms do. Thank you!

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