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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey, OP!  How about an update?  How are things going?[/quote]

Thank you for asking. The good news is, she seems to have been scared straight by either the pregnancy or being kicked out (or both?). Neither Dh nor I have seen any evidence of her smoking, using drugs, drinking, etc. She has gotten better and better about her diet, even to the point of adding kale to her smoothies as of last week. She's still sullen and mopes around a lot but is being better about pulling her weight and being appreciative.

The bad news is, my brother and his wife just keep chugging forward with distancing her from their immediate family. With no warning we received boxes and boxes - they packed up her entire bedroom and sent everything here. We received her school transcript. So she is now finishing the year online.

She still maintains she adamantly wants to keep the baby. So we are proceeding as if that is happening. It's an awkward time for her - she is kind of a freak to her peers what with being so young but so obviously pregnant yet also she is super lonely for friends. My parents now know and it was after my mother had a big talk with my niece that caused her to change her attitude for the better. DH and my dad are working on turning our back porch into a proper insulated room. So that's where we are. [/quote]

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