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How to grieve your child growing away from you

My teenage daughter barely speaks to me anymore and I oscillate between missing the child she used to be and being furious at the person she is becoming.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The natural losses of development can feel like death when we cannot let go of who someone used to be.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and anger — the rage underneath?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.