I think the guidance counselor is a veru good idea, Diana. I agree that Karlie is acting out because of fear. Did it get worse when Damon went away? She is probably very frightened, and very angry, and is too young to know how to express it, or even to know what she is feeling.
Saying that she wants a new mother might just be that she wishes DaeLyn coukld have somehow fixed her daddy for her. Dae Lyn is her rock right now, and so are you and Glen. If she feels that you all are there for her 100%, she may calm down.
My mom was very sick all of my life, and I was he** on wheels! My aunt was my rock, always there to hold me, and to let me talk. I had other family members who were very supportive too. I think that if my Dad knew enough to give me a lot of one on one attention, I would not have been such a rebel. People did not think that way in those times though.
Thank God Karlie has you and Dae Lyn! I am 100% supportive of Damon, and pray for his recovery, but it might hit home if he knew that his behavior is affectimg Karlie so much.
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