Your right Dotsie,
She is caught up in the peer pressure trap. Teenagers are all about their friends. I remember it well and my parents were far in the background when it came to importance at that age.

She has made a commitment to her friend and will probably stick it out unless the friend comes up with some new plans. Who knows, her Mom's boyfriend may move out. Things are always changing.

My daughter is still in the honeymoon stage. I don't think it has much to do with the ex, her Dad. He is just accommodating her so he doesn't have to pay me and she knows it. And I guess she doesn't mind being accommodated.

They have a little apartment type set up with a kitchen and living area and they are trying out what it would be like to live on their own. Her Dad is not home much and the step Mom is busy with the other kids so they are on their own basically.

At this point I am not sure if it will last or not. My son loves it as he now gets all of the attention. He is strugging at school so her not being around is giving me some needed time to focus on his homework. For now it seems to be working.

I do miss seeing my daughter every day and it feels weird. But she emails me daily and she was just over last night. She is not far away.

So, I will just wait it out as there is not much else I can do.