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I agree with the others that you should give her the poem. I know she will appreciate it. It is really good that she has a relationship with you both. In the end, it sounds like you did what needed to be done, even though it was not easy and now things have come full circle.

Great job! You deserve a lot of credit for raising her and no one can ever take that away!

Blessings!

Harry

I'd find a way to give your poem to your daughter without comment. Also, I'd start sending little notes that don't require an answer. It's called giving her the housekey so she can feel welcome home when and if she decides she has taken out her anger on herself enough.

You know and I know there is a scared little kid inside who also is a proud young woman. It's hard to back down on a bad decision.

If you beg her to come back, you give her power she can't handle. If you give her a string that is tied to your doorknob, maybe she will reel herself in one dark night when she sees the reality that she is hurting herself far more than you. You have had your life. She is depriving herself of hers.

My definition of a parent is someone who will give up pride, accept punishment and walk through the fires of hell if there is a 1 % chance of saving his or her kid ... or even if there is less of a chance than that.

Good luck and God bless.

you know, parenting just doesn't always give us the rewards we deserve. I'll bet you were a good mom to her, but I swear, kids just do what they do. I have some friends that did everything, everything for their son, and he doesn't even know it, nor does he care. Could've had alot of good things happen in his life. Just didn't have it in him to do so. Whatya goin to do? i guess just swing at the pitch. sometimes its a homerun, sometime a strikeout. often a base on balls or a hit.