My teenage daughter and I are both dealing with depression and we've developed this pattern where we take turns being the strong one but lately neither of us has energy to hold up the other and we're both just... sinking. I don't know how to be a parent when I can barely take care of myself and I think she's trying to parent me sometimes.
More people experience this than they realize.
The fundamental structure of care-giving breaks down when both people need more support than they can provide.
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