My 19 year old will be the death of me! She is the middle child of 5, diagnosed bipolar. Several weeks ago she announces (proudly) she is pregnant. The father likes to use her as a punching bag. We call her boomerang. She comes home for awhile, goes back to him, wanders around town, then back home. She won't stay at home because house rules for her are that if you live here you take your medications and see your counselor and psychiatrist. She is not on meds and engages in risky behaviors. Every cop and bar in town knows her! Currently (so she says) she is not using alcohol and street drugs (her form of self medication). HOWEVER, she is manic as all get out! We can always tell when she heads that way, she talks very loudly and fast. She will stay up night after night with little sleep (last time she painted her RENTED apartment UT Vols orange---she did not get her deposit back when she moved!) It is such a shame. This child is a straight A student without effort. She is drop-dead, model georgeous. She cannot hold a job for more than about three months. Last time, at a fast food restaurant, a customer in a car pissed her off and she tried to pull him through the drive-thru window to kick his a$$. Her antics, while tiring, are often, in hind-sight, entertaining. As a mother I feel sooooo guilty. I love this child more than anything/and I hate her. :gasp: Shame on me! :( When she calls me at work, I cringe. Sometimes I won't answer and let it go to my voicemail. There is generally a cussing from her. She blames me for everything, yet I am the only one who is still there when the going gets rough her. She tells me she hates me ( I have had to have her involuntarily committed several times since she was 14-when she was a danger to others or herself) Anyway, I have ranted enough...today I bought her some groceries and delivered her to her current residence. She had not eaten since yesterday. I wanted to smoke sooo bad, but I did not. Hard to be proud of that, you know. :confuse:
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/23/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 542
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $80
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43