This is in response to Lulumay91blog post entitled, When a step child leaves.

So, I buckled down, hardcore, into my studies to channel my anxiety and preoccupation with what I perceived as parental alienation of my sd8/9. Hardcore as in I've read ungodly amounts of case law, statutory law, empirical research from attachment theory all the way to the science behind predicting the weather. Why? Because weather prediction is similar to predicting behavior. From the research, my school work, my nursing background, everything...we have successfully protected our relationships with SD this far. For example, I warned my DH to follow up with every visit to the PCP.

I'm so much less involved and in turn, less affected by all the insanity of the BM in our lives--largely thanks to all the great advice I've gotten here. BUT...