Thanks Wonka, you pretty much came up with the same list as I had! Spoke to youngest daughter on way home from school yesterday. I asked her if she was aware that FIL was thinking of coming later this month. She said "I heard mom talking to him and had hoped it was just a nightmare but it wasn't". (How's that for a reaction that her grandfather is coming? Tells you a lot about this man!).
I asked her what she said to her mom and she said that she didn't want to tell her the truth as it is nice that she gets money from him on her birthday and such (unlike her "waste" of a sister) and didn't want her mom getting angry so she just said ok. I told her that she would end up being alone with him and his W as she would be out of school and her sister would probably go to her bf's to escape. This freaked her out and she asked if she could go spend time at a friends house! I told her maybe she needs to be honest with her mom about how she feels but she really doesn't like that as she thinks her mom would just tell her she's being rediculous and she's right.
She also wants to go a stay with my parents at their hotel when they come for her sisters graduation because she doesn't like the way her mom is acting and knows when they are here she will be even more tense. God, I hate this sitch!
On the W front last night she had to go see her GM at the home because she was confused and making a fuss. I offered to go with her and she thought about it but when she said no, I let it go. In the past I would have insisted on going to help out but she wants to be on her own so I just let it go. She came back upset and teary eyed but feeling she helped. This is not a good sitch as far as her MLC goes as its just another reason for her to feel time is short and has said several times that she's afraid that she will lose her mind just like her GM and it really upsets her. Just another reason to hide in the tunnel and feel like she needs to everything she feels she missed out on now before its too late!
She has been working long hours this week and I have been taking up the slack but I'm starting to feel like that may be the wrong way to go as this is part of my past history with her, always coming to the rescue when she gets stressed! Hard thing to be supportive but not go too far and be used and her feeling like I'm always there to "save" her.
Still getting different personalities lately with the pissy teenager who wants to rebel being the most common. I think it's time for me to get some GALing in but this weekend will be hard as my parents are coming next week and there is much to do to get ready!
