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I am my daughter's emotional punch bag.
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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 697511" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Louis</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Sorry that your daughter is doing this. You seem like a very nice lady and caring mother and I cannot see any reason why your daughter would intentionally treat you in this manner.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Have you ever heard the saying that people only treat us the way that we allow them treat us? In fact, I think in some ways we teach people how to treat us.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I am seeing a therapist right now for my son's addiction and how to deal with it. This, of course, is not the same situation that you are in. However, I am learning to set healthy boundaries with him and am finding that I have a lot of anger generating for his lack of respect. For himself, for me, for his family, for his home etc.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I guess what I am trying to say is that we should never let someone else disrespect us. No matter who it is. Our children or not.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">If it were me, I'd probably focus on ME. Focus on yourself and the relationship that you have with you son and his family. They sound like they appreciate you and you have a caring relationship with them. Focus on the good things in your life.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I'd do like the kids nowadays do and "ice" her out for a while until she FEELS it. Then after some time - when you feel like you want to let her know why and if she asks, you can tell her the reason and let her know that you're done accepting this treatment and see where it goes from there. There is no way I'd be a doormat for my adult child. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 697511, member: 15032"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4]Louis Sorry that your daughter is doing this. You seem like a very nice lady and caring mother and I cannot see any reason why your daughter would intentionally treat you in this manner. Have you ever heard the saying that people only treat us the way that we allow them treat us? In fact, I think in some ways we teach people how to treat us. I am seeing a therapist right now for my son's addiction and how to deal with it. This, of course, is not the same situation that you are in. However, I am learning to set healthy boundaries with him and am finding that I have a lot of anger generating for his lack of respect. For himself, for me, for his family, for his home etc. I guess what I am trying to say is that we should never let someone else disrespect us. No matter who it is. Our children or not. If it were me, I'd probably focus on ME. Focus on yourself and the relationship that you have with you son and his family. They sound like they appreciate you and you have a caring relationship with them. Focus on the good things in your life. I'd do like the kids nowadays do and "ice" her out for a while until she FEELS it. Then after some time - when you feel like you want to let her know why and if she asks, you can tell her the reason and let her know that you're done accepting this treatment and see where it goes from there. There is no way I'd be a doormat for my adult child. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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