D17 is wanting to show her independence. She is coming home late. Doesn't want to tell me where she is going. Doesn't want to live with either me or her dad. She keeps saying she wants to move out. She doesn't have a job. I'm getting grayer by the minute! (On the good side she still says she wants to finish high school and go to college. She is involved with an art project that keeps her busy during the day Mon - Thur and she seems to be really enjoying that).
The sad thing is I don't feel I can talk to her dad about this. He'll just blame my messy housekeeping in some form. I have tried to say that she needs to show some responsibiity and then she'll gain more freedom.
Any ideas?
I wish I had ideas, but it seems that when a spouse finds a OP they forget about parenting duties and we are left to fend on our own. I think you are doing well though...hang in there. She will look back one day and realize that it was Mom who was there for her!
Hugs, Yoyo
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon
