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When parents struggle to navigate teenage emotional distance

My teenage daughter and I used to be close but this past year she's been pulling away and I can't tell if this is normal growing up or if I've done something wrong, and my attempts to give her space feel like giving up while my attempts to connect feel like suffocating her.

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