As for your D17. You going to your support group is not going to change how she feels about herself. What will affect her is a role model who gets the help she needs, shows confidence and capability and doing what she needs to do to make herself a happy healthy person.
You sitting at home with her wallowing isn’t going to make anything any better.
Take your D17 with you to volunteer . It’s a positive experience that will. Make her feel good about herself.
Don’t use excuses
Ginger your posts make me cry. I'm not trying to make excuses I'm simply explaining. I can't yet make the leap from getting a handle on basic tasks to volunteering. It's too big of a jump and it's overwhelming. I need smaller goals like cooking dinner and getting caught up at work. I have not wallowed (at home) since Friday. The only complaint I've gotten out of the kids since Friday is me not being considerate about where I park my car. It's a valid point and I will correct this. They call me out anytime I'm not behaving like an adult so I'm constantly reminded.
I was doing better until I moved and found out about the OW (3 weeks ago).
