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Aftermath of a Difficult Day with Adult Daughter



My daughter called the police last evening, to find out that she is being admitted involuntarily due to her threatening to hurt herself and me, earlier. It is a mess. She is now at a psych hospital facility somewhere in Orlando, and no one has called us to tell us where. She was manic, combative, and aggressive. She has underlying medical AND psychiatric issues. She lives at our house, but has gotten more and more out of control, especially when she slips out and gets alcohol and gets drunk. Our house rules: are no alcohol or smoking cigarettes, due to underlying lung and liver isses. We have hit a wall. I am not sure she can come back here to live with us. She is too difficult to manage. Unfortunately, Florida, where we live: has very few social network backup or facilities where she could be safely provided for.

Today, is my husband and my anniversary. I just canceled our reservation at a very beautiful restaurant: I don't feel like celebrating anything. Exhausted. Couldn't sleep much last night. I just found out where she is: I'm leaving the house to go check on her. And take her clothes. No words to express my love for her and concern, but also not wanting her back into the house. My husband has cancer, and we don't need the drama, and the constant fighting. He needs to focus on meditation and visualizations and his new plant based diet. Exhausted. Tearful.

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