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When parents struggle with teenagers pulling away

My teenage daughter and I used to be close but ever since she started high school she treats me like I'm either completely irrelevant or actively harmful to her existence. I know this is normal but I also feel like I'm losing her and I don't know how much to push and how much to let go.

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