hello southline,,,,,,,,,,oh dear,,oh dear,,,,,i really feel for you,,,,,,i have been thre believe me i have cried oceans over my daughters,all 2 of them one way or the other, both of them shut themselves off from me,,,even changing their phone numbers, so i couldnt call them,.......of course we know nothing,,,,! !,,,,,,,have no exsperience of life...! !blah blah blah, i have had slammed doors,,,tantrums,,,been told f,,,off..........ignored,etc etc etc, my daughters lived with me,,,i have helped them beyond compare,,,,spent thousands on them,,,,,but i have learnt to keep my feeling to my self,,,,because they will go off and i know i wont see them ,,,or my grankids,......so as much as you are at screaming point let your daughter do he own thing....say nothing,,,,,...i would offer to have your grandson more,,,tell he ..."" if it helps you out....would you like me to have...??? at the weekend.....that way you can have your grandson in bed early so he can get some sleep...poor thing,,,,,,,,,,,,,kids are selfish,,,,,,,she wont thank you for telling her off......they think we are nagging, she wont take any notice of you anyway,,,,,so dont waste your breath,....they think they know it all. let her carry on,,,,bind your time,,,,,,,she will change...eventually. they all need us sooner or later. re the tidying of rooms....dont exspect any miracles.....i find kids of today are untidy,,,,,,,,,just close the door.....give it a good clean up when shes gone, dont go into the room she will think your spying and that will be wrong too,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just keep quiet i know its hard to do........but you have your own health to think about,,,,,,so take a deep breath.........keep us posted.,,,,angiebaby,sending you a hug,x