40 years ago i emmigrated to canada. i was only 15 . i met a boy. that boy was my boyfriend all thru the rest of my school. He was obsessive and always accused me of cheating (never did...but found out later he did..but seriously we were kids) he made our wedding day and honeymoon a joke. seriously. i was 20. when i turned 21...a few months later i had a daughter. he treated me like garbage after that. I ran on my 30th birthday. He tried to take my daughter..did not end well for him..actually jail time was involved lol. she has not been his daughter since. she was 8. I met her dad when she was 12. Married him when she was 14 and he adopted her when she turned 16 at her request. She is now the mother of our gorgeous grandkids, however we just sold our house and are leaving the country. She is taking over the reigns of our business as the boss lady/ceo. we are moving with 2 dogs and going to the caribbean. terrified but excited. why do i have guilt? she is a very professional woman.. husband has an amazing job. She is more than capable of living life daily without mum. The kids are old enough now that they do not need gramma and papa daily ...they are teens now and we waited this long because of them. excited but feel guilty.