Elle,

I am so sorry that you have to deal with this situation. I am thankful that you and H have healed most of your marital problems. It would be worse for you to have to deal with this as a single parent. I agree that D is crying out for help and at the very least feeling guilty about her actions. Why else would she be writing about this kind of thing in her journal and take a chance on someone reading it.

Good luck with therapy. I hope and pray that you help her get away from pot now. My H has smoked pot at least once a day (usually more) for the last twenty plus years and although I can't really find a lot of information about effects of long-term pot smoking, I can't help but feel that it is a major contributor to our current problems.

I have given up hope of him quitting. If you have time, I would love to here your take on this situation. My current thread is It has to be about me!!

Again, good luck with the therapy and my thought and prayers are with your family.


Everything happens for a reason, maybe Dad needs to find that it isn't better out there, he needs to realize how good he had it here. Maybe he will find God and that is the most important thing when he finds Him he will know he is supposed to come home.