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sadmama314
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Need some support
Family & Caregivers / by sadmama314
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 May 24th, 2023
...See more My teen girl is controlling me mentally and physically. She is full of anxiety and depression, has talked about wanting to due, but has no plan at the moment. I have had her in doc, hospital, and starting therapy, although the process is so slow. She hates me and her dad. He is a narcissist and I chose a new gaslight narc as a second husband (he is now gone) but my blinded poor choice has caused more pain. She is having an anxiety attack because her BF had somewhere to be and she doesn't want to be stuck with me, so now he is missing his activity. He is just a teen who has his own family crud going on. I can't exactly call her on this tonight because I do not want to invalidate her need for help, but she is Taking advantage of her need and until her therapy starts I don't have the skills to fully help her. There is a reason a therapist goes to school, I went for something else. I am so hurt myself by her behavior and I am currently internalizing it to not add to it all. ugh Please any loving guidance this evening would be welcome!
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Parenting 15YO Daughter in Turmoil
Family & Caregivers / by sadmama314
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 April 4th, 2023
...See more I am hurting right now for my teen and we all know as mom there is no physical way to take her pain. I just got custody of her after 5 years with her das. She has been emotionally traumatized by her father. She feels abandoned by me, her dad, and both her brothers emotionally. She is in a delicate age to deal with a split household and she is super depressed and not eating well. She is relying on a 16 yo boy to spill all her issues to and gain empathy all while he is going through similar situation. (Thank goodness he is far away and physical connection is not possible unless we visit on rare occassion) Doctor Apts have been made and encouragement and love is shown her way constantly throughout the day. I myself am going through seperation/ divorce (he left only 10 days ago) and trying to stay positive, happy, joyful, grateful whatever... but it is just plain HARD! No income, trying to study, working on finding a job, and take a major board exam. Life looks so bleak at the moment and trying to hold on is mentally exhausting! I don't even know how to ask for what we need. I just don't want to fail her as her mom. I want to know the magic to getting her up and outside and doing her school work without making her feel more pressure.
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