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I don't know how to repair the broken relationship with my daughter
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<blockquote data-quote="Acacia" data-source="post: 747507" data-attributes="member: 19832"><p>You've gotten a lot of sound feedback. Glad to know you've got the love and company of your dogs.</p><p></p><p>My experience with my daughter feels similar to some aspects of yours. What others have called triangulation, with which I concur, I call parental alienation - a term used to describe when one parent consciously or unconsciously turns children against the other parent. In my case it started after my divorce - my husband bad mouthed me, gave in to our two children, enabled them, so I was the 'bad parent' by not doing the same. My kids took his side on everything, and my ex fought me on so many levels.</p><p></p><p>Their dad died at 51, and they see him as a saint in a way. My daughter has not talked to me in 1 1/2 years, which means I also don't get to see my grandchildren.</p><p></p><p>After much therapy, reading, spiritual work, and 12 step, I am still making my way, but I know I was a good mother, and I choose to detach and find other ways to bring joy and good things into my life. I will always have a broken heart on some level, but I am choosing to be thankful for all the blessings I do have in my life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Acacia, post: 747507, member: 19832"] You've gotten a lot of sound feedback. Glad to know you've got the love and company of your dogs. My experience with my daughter feels similar to some aspects of yours. What others have called triangulation, with which I concur, I call parental alienation - a term used to describe when one parent consciously or unconsciously turns children against the other parent. In my case it started after my divorce - my husband bad mouthed me, gave in to our two children, enabled them, so I was the 'bad parent' by not doing the same. My kids took his side on everything, and my ex fought me on so many levels. Their dad died at 51, and they see him as a saint in a way. My daughter has not talked to me in 1 1/2 years, which means I also don't get to see my grandchildren. After much therapy, reading, spiritual work, and 12 step, I am still making my way, but I know I was a good mother, and I choose to detach and find other ways to bring joy and good things into my life. I will always have a broken heart on some level, but I am choosing to be thankful for all the blessings I do have in my life. [/QUOTE]
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