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How to grieve the loss of closeness during adolescence

My teenage daughter barely speaks to me anymore and when she does it is with this tone like I am the stupidest person alive and I miss the little girl who used to think I hung the moon.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Necessary developmental separation can feel like personal rejection, requiring parents to love through the loss of the relationship they once cherished.

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