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Living with Tennage Daughter diagnosis with Borderline (BPD)
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<blockquote data-quote="busywend" data-source="post: 527629" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>Welcome! It is like living with a teen times 10! Argh!!!! </p><p></p><p>One piece of advice from having a teen times 5....realize and accept that you can NEVER make her happy. Just stop trying. It is a wasteful effort. Only she can do that. That does not mean you do not do things for her or try to help her. It just means you do not EXPECT anything from her when you do. In other words, don't do things with an expectation of appreciation or a smile. </p><p>Sad to say, but it does help us cope when we lower our expectations. And also do NOT take it personally. It is not you, it is her. And the quicker you figure out that she is not trying to bring you down, the easier things will be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="busywend, post: 527629, member: 391"] Welcome! It is like living with a teen times 10! Argh!!!! One piece of advice from having a teen times 5....realize and accept that you can NEVER make her happy. Just stop trying. It is a wasteful effort. Only she can do that. That does not mean you do not do things for her or try to help her. It just means you do not EXPECT anything from her when you do. In other words, don't do things with an expectation of appreciation or a smile. Sad to say, but it does help us cope when we lower our expectations. And also do NOT take it personally. It is not you, it is her. And the quicker you figure out that she is not trying to bring you down, the easier things will be. [/QUOTE]
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