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Hi cbeans, Welcome to the forum.
I have two children, a daughter (age 36) and a son (age 33). They were raised in a close, loving family...my husband and I, and extended family on both sides. Both kids are doing really well in life as far as goals, education, careers. My son is happily married to his wife, and I adore her. My daughter has been married for 10 years, but is going through a divorce.
From the age of three (when I was pregnant with my son) my daughter began having serious anxiety symptoms. I have always been in therapy myself (since age 17), so when she began having mental health issues I took her to a therapist right away. She remained in therapy throughout her growing up years, but continued to struggle with anxiety and some depression. She received only love and support from my husband and I. She was always a very bright student and her teachers were also very supportive about her anxiety disorder.
My son was a "normal" kid who handled life amazingly well. He has a sunny, easy-going disposition.
My daughter and I were as close as a mom and daughter could be. I mean that seriously...we were definitely mother and daughter, but we were absolutely best friends, too.
Almost 4 years ago I had an episode of the worst mania I've ever experienced. I was under an unusually high amount of stress at the time, which fed the mania. Eventually, I was taken IP by the cops. My daughter's husband was cruel about my mental health breakdown and influenced my daughter to stop communicating with me. She went along with his wishes (unfortunately, he comes from a messed up family situation and has no idea what "family" really means).
My daughter has not communicated with me for almost 4 years, and my heart is broken into a billion pieces. I only hope that once her divorce is final, she contacts me. She does talk with my husband about once/month.
The wonderful aspect of my daughter's estrangement is that my son and I have become so much closer.
So that's my "disowned" story.
How many children do you have? What are their ages?
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