I am hoping you might be able to help me with coping strategies / ideas for my mum.
My sister cut ties with my parents a few years ago. Its now been a year since she went completely no contact.
I see sister once a year due to distance but keep in contact when we can. We've never been close and I am happy with this setup. We both have busy lives.
My mum just cannot accept her daughter's decison, now very depressed & whenever we talk it's "why" "what did I do" etc. I've had the same conversation with my mum at least once a week. It's now making me resent phoning her/putting of calling as it's the same questions everytime.
She's had counselling which didn't really help as all she came away from it was she needed to accept situation which she has said she can't / won't.
I've been sending her magazines, thinking of you cards, taking her out for lunch etc to cheer her up. Deep down I know she doesn't want to see me she wants to see my sister. I can't make that happen so are there any coping tips from other parents who are now no contact with their children? how do I make my mum see there is a whole life out there for her away from her adult children with our own lives?
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Helping DM come to terms with no contact
GinThief · 09/12/2015 00:04
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