I tried to daydream, but my mind kept wandering

[ClingingToHope]

Kat, D9 stops by here, but she complains because I am rarely here when they aren't here. Between working out, my three jobs and the Tuesday/Thursday things, I'm rarely home.

D12 has not come over here and complained about XW. I'm not sure why.

I had an issue with D12 last night. She had a long day because she didn't get a lead part in the play she tried out for. But she did get her best part yet. She is in one scene where she has several lines. So far, she's always just been part of the larger ensemble.

Still, she moped all day. At night when I was trying to get them to sleep she said her goal in life is "to be famous."

They've been talking about this a lot at church. There are studies showing that the upcoming generation wants to be "famous" more than they want to be successful or to raise a healthy/happy family.

I told her if that was her goal then she needs to rethink things. Her goal should be to become excellent at what she chooses to do and if fame comes great. Fame as a goal itself is empty.

She hated that and marched upstairs and called XW to vent some more.

I thought for a long time about whether I handled that right. I remember reading "Talk so your kids will listen and listen so your kids will talk." I should have asked more questions, hoping she figured out on her own that her "goal" isn't really a worthy one.

But I was tired and instead I lectured.

I hope today to get things right.