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How to support an adult child who rejects your help

My 25-year-old daughter calls me crying about her job and her boyfriend and her money problems almost every day but gets angry when I try to give advice or help.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The frustrating paradox of being needed as an emotional container while being rejected as a source of wisdom or practical assistance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Launching adult children?”

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