Sky, Sweet and Sarah, Yes Sweet you hit it on the Mark, she does have severe attachment issues. She is blind to the mental abuse he is inflicting on her and she is doing this teen rebellion thing very well. Oh my. So far I told her to be home after therapy weds and that she belonged here, I would get guardianship, I would stop her from being abused by this kid who is like her birth dad. I told her she had the best dad here in the whole world and she should recognize what she has because if she throws it away she will come to regret it someday. She can't even see the battering cycle though she explains his behavior very well and he fits right in there. I also gave her grief for a comment she made about her grandparents not wanting to see her now because she is not their "real" grand daughter. I was angered by that. They have been the best grand parents to her. I told her I know she is wondering where she belongs, and she belongs here, with us, her family, that she knows that she has history with us and her life story has been mostly with us. Who knows if she'll get it. My friends have been great at keeping her busy doing normal things and away from this boy. Thanks for all of your support.