[Dawn]

Vee baby, you are a wonderful, capable, strong, courageous and beautiful woman. You have done what very few other people in your situation would have done. You can have whatever you want, you have shown you have the determination and tenacity to do so. There will always be days that are difficult to get through, there will always be times when you feel you have nowhere to turn but get through them you will because you have what it takes in your soul to be different from those who run with the crowd.
You are an amazing role model for your daughter, your committment to striving to achieve the best for her is obvious. She has many questions of her own right now, the blips in her behaviour are not due to any failure on your behalf. She's her mothers daughter and a strong character and as this is her defence for her future it can only be a good thing even though to you it's sometimes a trial.
Vee, you've answered your own doubts within the space of a few paragraphs, have heart, have courage, have patience. Try not to hanker after the things that, right now, aren't possible, it will only make you feel as though you aren't succeeding as well as you are and will quickly lead you to anguish. Focus on what you have achieved and are achieving just by being here and getting on with every day, I'm gonna tell you again that THAT is AWESOME!! YOU are AWESOME!!! Believe in yourself and in the integrity of your choices.
And PM me if your wonderfully, strong, opinionated daughter needs a big sister type figure to chat to coz I have just the wonderfully, strong, opinionated 16 year old daughter to do it!!!