Hello, I've never posted here before but regularly read threads. I've decided to post here in the hope someone has been through similar.
My daughter is 8 & generally well. Myself and her father seperated 3 years ago, he has seen her regularly through this time & we usually have a civil relationship. Recently due to job changes & house move she has rarely seen her dad. She goes to his parents when he is busy with work & has always been happy to go there.
In the last couple of months she has become very weepy & emotional. She has started getting really upset whenever I have to go to work or she goes to school/grandparents house. She becomes so upset she can make herself feel/actually be sick. She has even started becoming upset 2 or 3 days before she is due to go to her dads/grandparents and can spend an hour or 2 crying in her bed at nights.
I have asked why she is so upset and she tells me she doesn't know why she gets so upset. She has told me of a few other unrelated times she has burst into tears and doesn't know why. It's heartbreaking! I have tried speaking to her dad but he's not much help. Her grandparents say she is mostly fine with them all, sometimes at bedtime when she stays she gets upset. I feel so helpless and dont know what to do to make it better for her. Hoping someone can help with a little advice. Sorry for the essay...hope it makes sense. Thanks for reading 😀