Congrats on the custody.
And thanks for trying until you succeeded. I super admire and respect that.
Thanks! It was worth it. She is in her senior year in high school and has been with us for two. Here is what has changed:
When she came to live with us she was a c- student, just getting by.
Now she is between 3.5 and 3.8, she is concert master for the school orchestra, captain of the girls varsity basketball team and on the student council. Oh, and she has sung the national anthem at lots of sporting events and was just asked by the school to sing for the official ML King assembly. She also taught herself guitar and learned Cakewalk Sonar on her own and now records her guitar and singing.
My wife is very, very good for her, and has even helped me to be a better father. And no the changes I listed are NOT an exageration.