Update

Lauren has had some good weeks.  Almost two months.  Not perfect, but I mean really - she is doing well.  They changed her to a new medicine and she seems to be doing really well on it.  Her moods have stabilized a great deal.  And her impulsiveness has decreased greatly.  It has been so much easier to live with her.

She broke up with her boyfriend, which I see as a good thing.  I did have some concerns about it. Her feelings changed and she felt her was controlling.  He didn't want her seeing other boys.  Which to me is perfectly normal and not controlling.  You just can't have boy friends if you are in a relationship.  I hope eventually that lesson makes it through.  It is an important one, but for now it was good.  I don't think it was a good supportive relationship[ that would be healthy for either of them.  They have too many of the same issues.

She has been struggling with getting a job and getting going during the day.  She has pulled into a shell and spends all her time on a computer.  I have mixed feelings about that.  On the one hand it helps her deal with her loneliness but on the other, it also creates it.  She only stayed in school for two days.  Decided it wasn't for her, and then decided to get a job and take the GED.  She needs to get going on that.

She is still smoking, but she says she is decreasing the amount.  The new meds she is on, should also help with that.  I love  my daughter dearly, and this past two months have been nice.  I hope and pray she has been happier.  I hope also that she can make some forward moving decisions now that she is doing better.  I really do want the best for her!!!

Samantha