You folks are good when it comes to thinking up the best way to respond to difficult situations. I need help on the perfect reply.

Quick stories is a former co-worker who spend 3 years making my life miserable, sabatoging my work product and discouraging others from hiring me has apparently, 5 years later, decided to mend her ways. My star was and still is rising and her's wasn't and isn't, I've gone onto bigger and better things, have built a solid network in the same field.

I'm wondering if this is normal teenage boy behavior. Our backyard neighbor has 2 teenage boys. We live on a slope with our house being on the high side. Due to the line up of the houses on the slope, the bedroom window of one of the boys is very visable from several windows, our deck and our backyard. This is particularly the case when it is dark outside and the bedroom light is on. We are also in a new development, so none of the trees or bushes are very tall yet. The back door neighbors happen to be the daughter/son in law and grandkids of A now-retired former co-worker of DH's.

I've been checking for update on from just.his.wife on what happened after BM instigated the audit at her office. I haven't seen anything in a week or so. I'm hoping everything thing turned out ok, especially since she has the awesome fellow Step Talker boss. I'm also hoping BM ends up in jail again for this fraud!

Here are the background bullet points. 18.5SD dropped out of high school to move in with her much older BF last year.(we had EOW, not custody). Lots of drug use by SD and her BF. BF operates a head shop in nearby city and specializes in making "pipes" and bongs.. No drivers license. No job. Very, very limited contact with DH from ages 15 to present. After last minute communication christmas eve, SD and loser BF came to Christmas at MIL's, came high, no presents for anyone, since SD didn't communicate till last minute, limited presents given to her. No contact with DH since Christmas.