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When you lean on your child for emotional support

I cannot afford therapy but I know I need help processing my divorce and my nine year old is starting to act as my emotional support and I can see it is too much for her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The absence of adult emotional resources can blur boundaries and turn children into inappropriate confidants who cannot handle the weight.

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