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14 year old daughter

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Yellowshirt · 05/09/2019 21:27

Me and my wife are divorcing.
My 14 year old daughter tonight told me my tv is rubbish. It's just freeview. My shower is rubbish despite it just being an every day shower and also her bed and the sofa are uncomfortable and so she would rather spend the weekend in the luxury of her grandparents company rather than spend the time with me.
I'm now just about ready to give up as I've had 12 months of this negativity now.
She then started lecturing me about an email I had supposedly sent her mother accusing her of abandoning her daughter which is just a lie.
Where do I go from here.
I could scream right now. I just can't handle it

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Herocomplex · 05/09/2019 21:32

Sounds awful. Could she be testing you to see if you’ll push her away? Tell her how much she means to you, that you’re sorry that she’s struggling with her surroundings, but it’s the best that’s on offer right now.
I hope you can find a way forward, it sounds hard on you both.

hormonesorDHbeingadick · 06/09/2019 00:22

Sounds like a typical teenager.

Yellowshirt · 06/09/2019 18:43

I've told her it's the best I've got right now and that I love her but nothing seems good enough anymore

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Mumshappy · 06/09/2019 18:45

Typical teenager

SophiaLarsen · 06/09/2019 20:11

How about you just say to her"you sound disappointed. What could we do to make our time together more enjoyable?'

Try to see if she'll open up a bit rather than sneering over your circumstances. It can't be an easy process for her either.

In terms of the email you could say ' I feel very upset and, if I am honest, cross that despite me telling you otherwise you don't believe me about that to your sending your mum.'

Then leave her to think on it.

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