Well.... my day went to hell in a hand basket.  DD and I fought all day long because Steve sent her a text remembering her second daughter&#39;s birthday today (my grandbaby that died).  She flipped out.  Steve&#39;s text just said we were thinking of you on Lana&#39;s birthday and our prayers are with you.  She got all mad and texted me saying &quot;thank you very much for ruining my day&quot; and I told her I was sorry he sent it bla bla bla.  I really went over with her that we wanted her to know she was not in this alone and that we are there for her.  She claims her dad just wanted her to be sad.  I worked really hard to smooth it all over and it wasn&#39;t easy.  I came home from work to a message on the answering machine from her EX that she is living with (hint..not really an EX) with swearing and go to hell type stuff.  I can&#39;t deal with that.  He&#39;s a thug who I cannot be around.  He&#39;s stolen from places I frequent among other things.  I will go crazy.   I let her know I can&#39;t come up there (because he always comes out to greet us) to pick up Layla so she will need to bring me Layla if she wants me to take her.  Honestly I thought she&#39;d be mad that he called me but I guess I was wrong.  She said to forget about her and Layla and she doesn&#39;t want to talk to us ever again.  I&#39;m devastated as usual.  I told her I will always love her and be her mom.  I guess I&#39;ll spend the next few days trying to get out of this funk and licking my wounds of a battle I really had nothing to do with.  Watch out for those text messages as you just never know what can happen.  It may be short lived but guys I&#39;m just tired of fighting with her.  I&#39;m not even sure if she was sober.  I know he wasn&#39;t.  I&#39;ve really just got to let her go and live her life.   Jackie...I&#39;m trying and I WILL get through this.  I told Steve that as soon as I get used to life again without her she will wander back in like nothing ever happened and the cycle will start all over again.  I will miss Layla too much for words though and I think that is a lot of what is killing me.  I won&#39;t be able to keep from worrying about her.    <br /><br />Again, sorry for the vent...well at least it feels good typing it.  Think I&#39;m sending Steve to the store for booz.<br /><br />Okay...I now want to say Kevin, your picture is sooooooo pretty&#33;  I&#39;m so glad I checked in to see it AND the pretty sun flower of Ed&#39;s too.  They have brightened my day slightly.  Also, Deb... those ice sculptures are soooo cool&#33;  I don&#39;t mean that to be a pun but what can I say.  <br /><br />Jackie...hang in there with the workload.