The relationship with my adult children upsets me. I divorced early and didn’t want them to suffer, so I was protective, didn’t talk about it and dedicated my life to them. Now they hardly call. When they do, they want something. If they don’t get it, they get irritated and hang up. I don’t want […]
We adopted our daughter from birth. She was everything I wanted, so I devoted myself to giving her the best life possible. The adoption wasn’t a secret, but we didn’t talk much about it either. In the back of my mind, I worried she would feel rejected or unloved because her birth mother didn’t keep […]
My oldest daughter is 17. She never gave me problems. She was a great student, cooperative, loving, even tempered who mostly stayed home studying or helping me. Suddenly, she’s gotten very defiant. Last week, she refused to get home for her music lesson. I told her the instructor was waiting. She snapped, “Fine! But after […]
I’ve been unemployed for almost a year so life is stressful in our home. I’m worried about my 13 y/o. She spent Christmas break with her father where she’s miserable because he expects perfect behavior. When she’s not perfect or gets sassy, he goes crazy and gets aggressive. It was bad. They fought constantly. I […]