There ARE reasons we do not involve our children in this. And you are experiencing first hand why.
There is also a reason it is generally not a good idea to keep others outside the situation informed of every little detail...like the neighbors. If she comes back, they are going to be judging her.
Now you can say, all I did was initially tell my daughter what was going on...
Yes you did.
You won't lie to your children.
We all lie to our children. It is for their beneift. We lie to protect their innocence. We lie to protect them.
You don't?
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I tell D13 I had to run to the store and will be right back
You did right there.
The store was NOT the reason you went out. You may have convinced yourself you needed something but that is just justification of what you said after the fact.
STOP involving your daughter.
There is a huge reasons we do not lean on our children for support, because our weight will cripple them.
BTW your IC...sucks, get a new one that supports marriage.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
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