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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 683872" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>Those are things, people can have all sorts of things and money and still not be happy. As an example, Robin Williams was a very rich man, beloved by millions, with a very successful career and he killed himself. Look at rich and famous celebrities who still continue to shoplift when they are able to buy anything they want. Maybe there are life circumstances or events you don't know about, maybe it is just something inside of her. </p><p></p><p>Truthfully, no one, maybe not even your daughter, know why she did what she did. I am very sure that very, very difficult to deal with such a breach of trust, especially when you were very close.</p><p></p><p>I think, though, if you want to rebuild your relationship you probably need to communicate directly with her and work on that relationship. There is no way that you can move past this if you don't. You say you aren't badgering her, but, indirectly, you are. By cancelling a whole holiday celebration you are sending quite a message. </p><p></p><p>Have you communicated your feelings directly to her? It's okay not to have answers. It's okay to tell her that you are very angry and that you are having trouble moving past this and you don't know how to handle it or what to do. Your feelings are all very, very justified. </p><p></p><p>The thing with mental illness is it is a spectrum. Some people are very, very affected, some people more minimally. It may be an issue where she is minimally affected, in that the signs are subtle (like overspending) and easy to overlook or that she is able to hide it. Most major mental illnesses also manifest themselves in early adulthood, so it may be something that has happened in that last few years. Or it may not be bipolar at all, it may be something else entirely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 683872, member: 20051"] Those are things, people can have all sorts of things and money and still not be happy. As an example, Robin Williams was a very rich man, beloved by millions, with a very successful career and he killed himself. Look at rich and famous celebrities who still continue to shoplift when they are able to buy anything they want. Maybe there are life circumstances or events you don't know about, maybe it is just something inside of her. Truthfully, no one, maybe not even your daughter, know why she did what she did. I am very sure that very, very difficult to deal with such a breach of trust, especially when you were very close. I think, though, if you want to rebuild your relationship you probably need to communicate directly with her and work on that relationship. There is no way that you can move past this if you don't. You say you aren't badgering her, but, indirectly, you are. By cancelling a whole holiday celebration you are sending quite a message. Have you communicated your feelings directly to her? It's okay not to have answers. It's okay to tell her that you are very angry and that you are having trouble moving past this and you don't know how to handle it or what to do. Your feelings are all very, very justified. The thing with mental illness is it is a spectrum. Some people are very, very affected, some people more minimally. It may be an issue where she is minimally affected, in that the signs are subtle (like overspending) and easy to overlook or that she is able to hide it. Most major mental illnesses also manifest themselves in early adulthood, so it may be something that has happened in that last few years. Or it may not be bipolar at all, it may be something else entirely. [/QUOTE]
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