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When your teenager makes you feel like you have become nobody

My teenager rolls her eyes at everything I say and I realize I have become the boring parent I swore I would never be.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adolescent rejection can trigger deep questions about whether parenting has diminished rather than enriched who you are.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parenting and identity — who are you beyond parent??”

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