I am truly realizing that the "game" is completely and utterly rigged against me. So the most self-respecting thing I can ultimately do is refuse to play the "game" And realize that my priority is going to continue to be doing what is in my power (realizing it isn't completely in my control), to have a genuinely good relationship with my daughter The things I provide her, whether she realizes it or not, cannot be bought. I honestly have no idea what's going to happen. But I see how I would regret letting this ruin my relationship with her (at least on my side) I'm going to stop playing a game that I will NEVER win. I'm going to continue prioritizing the truly important things. And yes, it is OPPOSITE of a lot of people. And that is fine. But I heard a story this morning that really hit home that I'm on the right track: This woman i had breakfast with was talking about her grandson. He is on THREE different sports teams. And the mom (her daughter) is running this kid to all these things and she's absolutely exhausted. And then is wiped by bedtime and it is a nightmare apparently. The woman I ate with sees this is too much. And for me personally, it helped highlight how the unnecessarily doing too much is actually harming the homelife and causes the mom even more stress. The reason I'm sharing this is realizing my own limits. At least for now. And for the first time, starting to RESPECT them. And I feel my body being grateful for me doing that, and starting to positively respond. So I'm telling myself, at least for today, that the goal is slow and simple. Any "step" i take needs to be simple, and I need to give myself permission to go slow. In the past, on a day like today I would not have been able to go out for breakfast. It is helping me a lot to figure out what even possibly works for me.