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@lakatide I went through something similar. I also pulled us out of poverty, I worked my ass off to do so. My daughter wanted her Dad in her life so bad after he ghosted us for several years that she basically spit in my face to go live with him. He abused her (and her sister on another level...

@flocculus7 She was in therapy. She wasnt completely honest about everything there. She has to build healthy relationships, they dont fall into your lap.

@walter45 I get all of that! When their father had custody I was paying him child support and it really put a damper on everything. He even stopped working once I started paying. And that did the kids no favor. Idk what state you're in but they can age out of child support. Age 18 or graduated...

@walter45 Oh, I can RELATE on so many levels. 1) It is as if lying to their therapist is just practice for the real world, they practice on them and try to use it on us. My daughter thinks she is a master manipulator, but it doesnt work on me because I had one for a mother and I know the red...

@dirknolan Stay strong. Even though I know most days we feel weak.

@pete2 Thank you! Reading that touched my soul.

Background: my daughters lived with their Dad for 5 years (age 10-15). I knew living with him was going to end very bad. But the court decided in his favor and off they went. About 2 years into it my daughter, we'll call her Lilly, stopped talking to me. She believed I was the reason her Dad...