Hi Chalmette 70043,

I am sorry for what you are going through and for you having to go through Katrina and tha aftermath of it.

Somehow when I was reading your post and it said your nephew was coming down i had a feeling that it would be cancelled - i think there is a bit of a powerplay going on there. It really sucks that children are often the ones caught in the middle of adults playing games and I think they are playing games - I saw my brother verbally abuse my nephews for the same reason as your one puts up - its bull! and it makes me angry - all I could do was to let the boys know i was there for them and as I knew they would never leave their dad i kept reminding them that when they were 18 they could do what they liked and move out - I dont know how old your nephew is but maybe that would help him pull through - is there a counciller at his school he could talk to about this to help him cope?

Whatever happens I hope it works out for him and you P7