keep my big mouth shut...

When am I gonna learn that whenever I say anything nice about him, sure enough, he screws it up? Larry and I had a huge fight this evening over my daughter. Ever since Chaney was 2 weeks old, she's been with my sister. For those of you who don't know, I was 16 when I had her. I was still a kid myself. My family stepped in, let me keep being a kid, and I took full advantage of that. Well, Chaney's 11 now, and she still lives with my sister. That's how it's always been. Well, Larry has a major problem with this. And it all blew up tonight. First he said he couldn't understand how I could continue to let her live there...but then said he understands that I'm trying to make the situation best for everyone involved. Confusing? Uhhh...yeah. And if he understands, he sure as hell doesn't act like it. That's how it's always been. That's the life and the home Chaney knows. In my line of work, I know what a messed-up childhood can do to a person in adulthood...I'm trying not to mess hers up any more than it ALREADY is, but he doesn't get that. Just uproot her for the 375th time...she'll be fine. I tried that, remember? She spent the better part of 6 months absolutely miserable and crying all the time. He doesn't understand, and I have no idea how to help him understand. And what happens if he can't accept things the way they are?