@CalamityJane,
Well, I'd love to get there again - we'll see.
Anyway, I enjoy her growing up.
(I was a sullen type myself (with to me good reason, won't elaborate).
Best thing I ever did was get a job at a local hospital the day I turned sixteen - but that's not a general recommendation, just something that worked in my life. That was of course due to my father being out of work and so on. But the work brought me out of my rather enclosed family space into the larger world.
Lil Jane seems to be blossoming.
