Our family is recovering. We will always love our daughter. We will always be there for her no matter what she has done or ever will do. But there is still pain, and there is now distance. She has moved out of our home. But later she chose to relocate a thousand miles away where she is free from our influence. I miss my daughter. We need to rid the world of WOW before more parents are missing their children as I miss mine.
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Comments
"We need to rid the world of WOW before more parents are missing their children as I miss mine."
are you serious? this is completely ridiculous...seems to me you would probably disagree with what ever she chooses to do..try a Lil support and not ostracising whatever she is interested in...trust me it could be a LOT worse(meth anyone ?)
why did she move? its obviously not Wow...and if so the fact that she is financially independent enough to relocate across the country speaks volumes in defense of her "addiction"...
Its far more likely she
1.) fell in love and moved
2.)needed to get away from parents that are Obviously overly controlling
3.) wasn't satisfied with what your area had for entertainment away from the computer
seems to me you're just grasping at strings to why your daughter needs space from you,chances are her reasons are in your mirror rather than in her computer monitor..
sorry for the harsh words...but "We need to rid the world of WOW" smacks of a controlling insensitive household that most self respecting people would find a way to remove themselves from.
I'm sorry to hear about your daughter. This is a common story shared by many families who have been torn apart by all kinds of addiction. Keep trying to stay in touch with her. It's hard, but when you do reconnect with her, it will be worth it.