Matt,

I am going to be real gentle here.

So while I wasn't perfect, I KNOW if her dad wasn't in the picture this wouldn't be happening.

This isn't the case at all. I should know because I am a reformed MLCer. Please disabuse yourself of ^^^ that notion, honey.

It would have happened regardless. It HAD to happen anyway. Most people who are in MLC have had a very traumatic loss in their lives: loss of a parent, best friend, family member, or some such close connection. That causes them to lose any sense of balance and that knocks out all of their circuits. Off they go in their own space ship!

I am not saying that every person who experiences loss GOES through MLC. Wanted to be clear on this one.

The MLC crisis brings up many, many unresolved issues in a person's childhood or youth. It will take a long, long time for them to work through their chit. My MLC lasted for 5 years. I am one of the few lucky ones who somehow got through it and the added bonus is I've learned even MORE through DBing.

Here's a link on the Onset of MLC that you would want to read up a bit: Informal Poll: Onset of MLC