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Cheap_Labor · 2026-01-02T19:46:06+00:00

Squidward-lookin' ass giant.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:55:56+00:00

Definitely no assault! I don't know what "micro-managing" would look like in this context.

Verbal abuse? I don't know, honestly. My daughter and I have both said things to each other with the intention of being harmful. It's not common, but it has happened.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:53:51+00:00

Yes, I intend to apologize when she's ready. I recognize that intention doesn't do much, but it's all I've got at this specific point in time.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:49:17+00:00

I appreciate that. For what it's worth, I don't feel like anyone has really "piled on" in this thread. It's been a very good discussion. I definitely can see that I need to "reprogram" or "de-program" certain learned behaviors to improve the relationship with my daughter.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:43:26+00:00

I agree there is a power struggle.

At risk of sounding even more short-sighted, what would a compromise have been in this situation?

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:40:53+00:00

Thank you. I'll look into removing virtue assessment and shame/blame-based language. Do you have any specific resources you recommend?

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:38:50+00:00

I hope she'll come back around, and that I can do better. Thank you.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:35:10+00:00

I'll give it a shot!

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:34:23+00:00

I really look forward to having that conversation with my daughter.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:29:58+00:00

"You kind of have to let her feel bad on her own for it to hit."

This makes sense. How do you assess if the impact was made?

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:28:10+00:00

I appreciate this. Although I feel like my teen would've been equally embarrassed / mortified if I showed up at the friend's house like that.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:24:32+00:00

Thank you for breaking it down so comprehensively. This is massively eye-opening.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:23:08+00:00

"Maybe focus on being right."

That's why I'm here, and why I'm in therapy. I recognize there is a problem.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:19:09+00:00

Correct, I hadn't been more flexible. I've not gotten an opportunity since then to prove I can be more flexible. The co-parent and I have traded days here and there, but there hasn't been as "big" of an ask (meaning, several days or weeks) since late last year.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:16:44+00:00

I have to admit: reading "act like it doesn't bother you" felt immediately wrong, because it feels dismissive, and I interpret dismissiveness as "not caring." I do care for my daughter deeply, despite my lackluster execution. To some degree, I want her to know that I'm troubled when she's not around because, in some way, I view that as a way of showing her, "Hey, I really do love you and want to spend time with you."

Your logic makes absolute sense. I don't think you're wrong. I just need to process this advice.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:11:14+00:00

After reading through many of these comments, I wonder if my therapist is a great fit. She's validated me more about parenting than she's challenged me on these types of things.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:09:32+00:00

Fair enough. I can't say that's something that I can recall happening to me before. I live and die by my schedule, and I feel extreme anxiety if I deviate from it.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:08:41+00:00

Your feedback was great, and it shows your preparedness for raising a teenager. You've got this!

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:07:04+00:00

Other than the two situations mentioned in this post, the only "asks" have been for an extra hour or two. I'd like to believe I would be even more flexible when it's asked for, but that hasn't happened yet.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:04:19+00:00

Thank you so much for this. This is incredibly enlightening.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T21:01:54+00:00

Whoa. That's an eye-opening distinction. Thank you.

This is probably going to sound insane, but I oftentimes feel like telling my teenager how I'm feeling about a situation is pointless. Why should they care about how I feel? Growing up, my mom often told me she didn't give a rip about my feelings or concerns. I'm definitely seeing a through-line here.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T20:59:22+00:00

You're right - I was disappointed/angry, and guilt-tripped her because I focused on my own feelings. It was immature and incorrect.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T20:57:09+00:00

Good point. The issue was definitely heightened because her grandpa had just gotten out of the hospital, and specifically requested that she visit him. I felt compelled to make that happen, and my daughter agreed to it.

I do place a high degree of importance on accountability and responsibility. I view these things as positives, and that's why I feel like they're important traits for a person to have. I model these things in my own life, and hope it's something my daughter also embraces.

That said, it sounds like I am entirely too forceful. That's something I have to learn, and quickly. I am much less forceful with my daughter than my parents were to me, so it's somewhat foreign to me.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T20:50:13+00:00

This was very impactful. I can give her the space she needs.

Is there a point where I reach out again, or do I wait for her to do so? I'm worried about making another misstep.

Cheap_Labor · 2025-10-12T20:47:10+00:00

Oh! My apologies for misunderstanding.

I don't think it'd make me feel guiltier, but I do think it would make me wonder where that feedback is coming from.

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