Bube,

Good for you. And good for that C for being so direct and leaving no room to question what he thinks you should do.

D14 I agree needs C. Her behavior is simular to my S13 he has a tendencie to lash out at things that he feels jealous of and has devoloped behavorial issues in the course of the last two years. I wish I would have recognized the warning signs of his lashing out when it started and maybe I would not be dealing with the juvinile court system right now. He is being evaluated at present to determine how far his issues go and what is at the root of them. From that a appropriate C plan will be made.

It does not sound bad that you are relieved D14 is out of the house right now. It is one less thing you have to deal with and one less thing she has to deal with. Your mom sounds like a trooper!

Glad the dogs are going also. Maybe she will start seeing them as a inconvince now that you and the kids will not be there to fill that role.

Bube I know this is not what you want. But it is not forever. That is yet to be determined. But it will allow you some room to distance your self from the sitch and see it from a different prespective.

Did you ever sell that other house? I know finances are hard for you and this will be a further drain but not a good reason to not walk this road.

Bube everything happens for a reason. Hopefully soon you will find the reason behind what you are dealing with.

Best of luck and good wishes.