Hello, this is my first time posting on this website. I'm a 53 year old work-at-home mother whose 18 year old daughter has just moved out to live with her boyfriend. It's been really difficult for me because she has cut off contact pretty much. I keep asking myself what I have done wrong because I thought I was a pretty good mom. I'm trying to give her room though which seems best since she won't answer my phone calls. I am an animal lover, too (7 dogs and 5 cats) and live on 9 acres in the middle of nowhere, Westmoreland, Tennessee. It's nice here but very isolated and I am feeling very lonely now that my daughter is gone. My husband tries to understand but he's gone out in the world all day while I sit in front of my computer doing medical transcription. My problems seem so small compared to the folks in the gulf that I'm almost ashamed to complain. If anyone has any good advice on dealing with this pain though, I sure would appreciate hearing it.