My UFO (unbelievably fabulous observations)

[hoosiermama]

thank you, NCB and BeingMe. those are nice sentiments, and I appreciate the affirmation.

I generally have made progress in dealing with this, it's just that D14 telling me about the dinner brought it back up again for me. D14 feels like the "black sheep of the family" as she says, because the others (except for grandparents) are really quite wealthy and consequently have significantly different interests (and values). I'm sure it doesn't help that I'm not around now. and since I have no family, it doesn't get balanced out for her at all.

I truly hate that she seems to be growing up just as isolated as I was. and I feel pretty helpless to change that right now.