Tim .... I only started posting about my daughter after 3 years of her coming and going and being irresponsible. There is so much history with her, that it would take months to catch everyone up here. Trust me, we have put out thousands of dollars helping her, keeping her out of trouble, and even bailing her out of jail at one point! She has failed to keep a job .... whenever she actually HAD a job, and never has contributed anything to the household chores ... never cleaning up after herself, or being respectful in any way. As I said, a very loooooooooooong and painful history!

Most recently I tried the "tough love" approach but that is nearly impossible when you have an innocent 2 year old grandbaby involved. Amy Beth has become a master manipulator, so I have to be very careful in "how" I go about helping her at this point. I hope this clarifies it some for you, but then again, no one knows until they are in a situation like this .... and it is a very tough place to be.

EDIT: Her *real* father, packed all of her belongings and set them in the garage the day she turned 18 for when she came home from school. His whole *answer* to all of this is that I should have put her out on the street from the very beginning!!! This is another reason I can't turn my back on her .... she has abandonment issues because of her *father*.

Just taking it day by day and going on Faith!

Kim