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Tough situation, best of luck to you and your daughter.
Outside of a physical/mental issue that can be corrected, I think at 15 kids are a cake that is getting pretty close to being baked, as far as parenting goes.
I’d go against the tide a bit and say that at this point, her education isn’t very important. Nor are her grades. She’s not on an academic path and it’s highly highly unlikely she ever will be.
In the end it won’t matter. If she goes to school after high school, it should be to a community college first, rather than the third rate 4 year schools she would get in to. If she at that point is half way serious she can transfer.
I’m a pragmatist.
So:
(1) I’d focus on keeping a good relationship with her.
(2) I’d focus on her building her self esteem and self worth. Because that’s what’s most important for her. That determines the kind of people she hangs around with, and the kind of guys she dates and ultimately marries. And that is what is going to be the biggest factor, by far, in determining the course/trajectory of her life.
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