I'm good at rambling....I'll try not to....

The "no parent around until 9:00" for a teen? Yeah.... And an angry/emotional teen coping with her parent's D? Just discovering boys? Hmmmm. No brainer for me.

Summed up, if it were me, I would do whatever it took to make sure I was there for D14, even if that meant sell the house to be closer. It would be hard, sentimental value, of course. But you can't get these years back. I doubt you'd regret being there for her. W isn't getting better anytime soon.

Matt, I know you're angry at W. But try not to see it as her "winning", or about her at all. It's about you and D14. And what's best.

You have the chance to be closer, be more available, keep your eye on shenanigans.... your job is up in the air (like mine) which may turn out to be a gift you may not have seen before....

I don't know everything, obviously. But from what I know of your sitch, you as a parent, the turmoil caused by W? The only way of "winning" is doing everything in your power to help D14 succeed in a sh!++y situation.

I would choose to do that. smile.