I'm sorry for the loss of your father.
While I don't know if your daughter is experiencing PTSD, one is not supposed to diagnose another here, as this site isnt a diagnosis site....
however, with that said... I have read that certainly children can experience PTSD even much younger than your daughter.
was wondering... about this though:
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She has made it VERRY clear that she will not be openly sad or discuss her feelings about his passing b/c she does not want to upset me or my mother. She flat out refuses
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wonder why would she be avoiding upsetting you or your mother? sounds like she's not wanting adults to show their emotions... I wonder what has created that within her?
and also this:
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She and I decided that her dad was a deadbeat, so we got rid of him...
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ummmmm... Im not meaning to be nosey but.... you said you
and your daughter(of six years old) decided her dad was a deadbeat? that seems like an overly bearingly HUGE decision for a 6 year old.
and "we" got rid of him?? .... again... a 6 year old??
emotions can be confusing even for adults, let alone a child with the loss of two men in her very young life.
I certainly don't mean any disrespect just that....
well, I may not understand the whole situation,
it's just I so love children and wish for them all to feel safe and secure to laugh, cry, yell and love....
I hope that you and your daughter find comfort and support in your loss.
respectully
fins