Daughter is at the workshop for 30-40 minutes at the end of the day. That time there drags her down, as she gets sucked into the drama. New Boyfriend said some unkind things about Pregnant Best Friend, and those were reported to her in great detail when she got there today. She came home grumpy, and I had to help her refocus on the positive parts of her day. Once she'd refocused, she was joyful and playful. We saw Therapist this evening. Therapist invited her to draw a picture about how she was doing. Daughter refused, telling her it was better to talk about it. Just talking about workshop was dragging her down. She isn't willing to avoid her friends and their reports on the drama, so Therapist worked with her on ways of getting herself up after they drag her down. Not a perfect system, but hopefully it will help her protect herself from some of it.
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Overall, I'm delighted by the progress I see since she started at the gift shop. I can't imagine sending her back to the workshop at this point.
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