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:oops: Oops, mea culpa in complete ignorance. It was my spur-of-the-moment idea, not Lexi's. She's not home for a few hours yet but we'll fix this later on today. No more posts from Lexi on this account. Sorry.

It just struck me how relevant this is to Lexi in our "Worried Dad" thread. Occasionally I see Lexi miffed by something, but she just goes quiet and withdrawn unable to express her true feelings. I just wish that she'd cut loose and spit the dummy rather than bottle it up. The last time she...

Thank you Ghotiff. She's gone down town for a couple of hours but before she left she indicated that she will probably join this site and conversations. Thank you for the book recommendation, Enough. I found it easily on Amazon and it should arrive here in a couple of weeks. I already feel...

Thank you NicG and Scout86. My daughter's home now and just read through the thread. Apparently I got something wrong in my first post that I have to correct. Her early counsellors told her "that there was nothing she could do about it. It was either something she would get over or she would...

Thank you Kefira, Nighthawlk and mrsps. But I don't deserve your kind words. I was more or less a workaholic during my son and daughter's teenage years when they probably needed me most. They both went through drug and alcohol abuse while I went merrily about my work. They've both left the drugs...

Wow! Four replies already. Thank you Laurie, Arfie, Jane and Justmehere for your welcome and words of encouragement.

First of all, my sincere thanks to the owners for providing this forum. I hope to coax my 21yo daughter into sharing her woes here with such caring people as you all seem to be. Three years ago she looked on helplessly as a good friend did away with himself while they were chatting on Skype...