I apologize for my latent response, things have been bad here.
Thank you all for the hugs.

Toomixedup, I must say your reply caught me off guard a bit, in a good way. I genuinely appreciate being acknowledged.

You are right, in that I'm here to protect... I am just feeling overwhelmed by the chaos inside and the inability to help without seeming like things are getting worse. I honestly feel at a loss of what to do.