what source of punishment can you give your eldest child...she did it again...she deleted the E drive off of out computer, so we can not make CD's, DVD's or down load the pictures from the camera...what to do with this child...she's 28 and lives on her own...will time out work??? grounding her???disowning her??? any suggestions will be appreciated...keep in mind her punishment usually means I can't see my grandsons till she says so...I feel with this one (child) my back is to the wall with a sword pointed at my heart. What to do is the question...

That mom thing can be a real problem. No matter how much you love them they will do something to dissappoint you. That's O.K. You still love her and the grandkids. But maybe you should keep her off of the computer for awhile.

You can forgive her and ask if she can help you paid for the geek squad to come and fix it...if they can. Its not worth risking the grandkids from see their grandma..you, that is.