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<blockquote data-quote="Sue C" data-source="post: 766132" data-attributes="member: 87">Hi antsmom,Thx for all the advice above. I will try implementing it.Daughter #1 is my older daughter who is now 44. She got married at 21 to a guy she met at a rave. They matured fast and gave up raves and ecstasy not long after that. She is the successful one with a wonderful family (great husband, a gifted boy, and a sweet daughter) and an awesome career. She was never in jail.Daughter #2 is 38. Dropped out of college after 2-1/2 years. Has four kids with 3 different guys. Never married. Originally diagnosed ODD. She claims she was recently diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety. I have no proof of that. I have always thought she has borderline personality disorder, and once quite awhile ago she said a psychiatrist said maybe she had that but there wasn’t much you can do. She now denies saying that. She says she’s in counseling but I have no proof of that, either. One son supposedly has ADHD. Another son has autism. Her youngest son was in foster care cuz she had him while she was in JAIL!! She’s been out of jail two years now and CPS gave her the boy several months ago but they be doing checks for a year.I have been in therapy for about two years. It has helped in dealing with my daughter. But sometimes I fall back into engaging. There is a no contact between us per her probation officer but that’s up May 1, I believe. At one point I had a four year restraining order on her.My husband died nine years ago, so I’m raising this 9 year old granddaughter on my own. Her dad is AWOL out of state for six months now. He owes me so much back support money that he has a warrant for his arrest if he does come back to town. My granddaughter misses him. She wants to live with her mom (my daughter).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sue C, post: 766132, member: 87"] Hi antsmom, Thx for all the advice above. I will try implementing it. Daughter #1 is my older daughter who is now 44. She got married at 21 to a guy she met at a rave. They matured fast and gave up raves and ecstasy not long after that. She is the successful one with a wonderful family (great husband, a gifted boy, and a sweet daughter) and an awesome career. She was never in jail. Daughter #2 is 38. Dropped out of college after 2-1/2 years. Has four kids with 3 different guys. Never married. Originally diagnosed ODD. She claims she was recently diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety. I have no proof of that. I have always thought she has borderline personality disorder, and once quite awhile ago she said a psychiatrist said maybe she had that but there wasn’t much you can do. She now denies saying that. She says she’s in counseling but I have no proof of that, either. One son supposedly has ADHD. Another son has autism. Her youngest son was in foster care cuz she had him while she was in JAIL!! She’s been out of jail two years now and CPS gave her the boy several months ago but they be doing checks for a year. I have been in therapy for about two years. It has helped in dealing with my daughter. But sometimes I fall back into engaging. There is a no contact between us per her probation officer but that’s up May 1, I believe. At one point I had a four year restraining order on her. My husband died nine years ago, so I’m raising this 9 year old granddaughter on my own. Her dad is AWOL out of state for six months now. He owes me so much back support money that he has a warrant for his arrest if he does come back to town. My granddaughter misses him. She wants to live with her mom (my daughter). [/QUOTE]

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