T.N.
2 things.
1) Once you hit enter, every word you write here belongs to someone else. You have a beautiful style of writing.....you should be blogging, or better yet, working on a novel, J. sayin'.
2) My daughter is Emmy, too. Her name is Margaret, and, you know apparently the 9 MILLION nicknames for Margaret weren't enough. She started as J. M. Then it was required to WRITE M, M-ee, so it became Emmy, which makes no sense. Mostly she is Margaret, now that she's older, but now and again I hear someone refer to her as Emmy....sweetest thing.
As far as frustration goes, coping skills are an evolutionary process. When I was your age, I coped by not eating. Now, I drink, sigh, so either way, you're on a better track than I am!
:)