Dear Teen;

But notice, you wrote that your divorce is not “the end of being mom and dad”- but for a year and a half, since your divorce, and since your daughter asked repeatedly for the reason for your divorce and was frustrated when you didn’t answer her, it HAS BEEN “the end of mom” in her life. Do you see this?

I agree with not sharing intimate details with your children, minor or adults and of course, there are other details too personal. But it is important for your daughter to know- very important for her to know.

She needs to know something, not everything, but something important- and you keeping that information from her is not seeing her real and valid need to understand something that is very important for her to understand. This is what, I believe, you didn’t see so far: her need to understand something that is IMPORTANT for her to understand.

Something very important to her.

Important enough for her to not have contact with you.

What do you think?
anita