Y4 D117

Early morning. Off to the airport in 40 minutes. Time to go to TN. Whee.

Worked a little yesterday. Hit the mall for some stuff for Halloween. Took a friend out for sushi for her birthday. Went to bed.

The most significant thing that happened yesterday was I had a LONG talk with a friend about the kid issue. She invited herself to dinner last night which was the last straw for me. On Friday while I am gone they are going out to lunch and my friend is going to discuss things with her. That she needs friends her own age, that she needs to get more involved with stuff socially, that she can't spend as much time with me, etc. I am scared to see how that goes. I have a feeling it's going to be a tense weekend. But in the long run I think it will be the catalyst that's needed to push the kid forward. She needs to break the apron strings and start living her own life. She can't use me as her social crutch forever. She is almost 20 years old. Damn. I was about to get MARRIED at her age. I was working, going to school, staying out late, and here she is sitting at home going out with Dad for sushi. Nope time for it to change. This is going to hurt both of us, but...