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What a clusterf#ck. Sounds like a real bad day. Hope the board meeting was at least civil. Oh, yeah, you have a job on top of all this, right?

One thing about D18...remember to think of her as a STUDENT sometimes. Take a step back, and look to the developmental psych that you know. She is in selfish-mode right now. Her brain isn't fully cooked yet, and she will be making lots of mistakes and illogical choices. (I think back to Bill Cosby's stand-up on kids). She won't always be like this...and hey, if she was a pleasure to be around all the time, it would be harder for you to send her back off to college! \:\) Just keep being the example, and keep lines of communication open.
I hope you calmly talk to her today about why you were so upset last night and literally closed the door...she may not seem to care or listen, but she WILL be hearing you, even if she doesn't remember or apply it until later.

I'm done with work this afternoon, then should be around. Call anytime...

I'm off to place my order and finish grades \:\)