[Tucson]

My daughter is going through allot during her pregnancy. She is in a bad place. I told her I will always be there for her. She needs help badly, help that I am trying to provide her myself. She is not willing to go for help herself. I want to help her any way I can. She knows this. I have recently talked to her about this.

She has been really mean to me. This behavior actually started several years ago, and has been getting much worse. Today took the cake. Her situation is no excuse for behaving like this toward me. I need to learn how to handle this. I am trying to draw boundaries that she is having problems respecting. I guess this should not surprise me. It will take some time before this gets better, perhaps years, quite possibly years. We had such a nice, close relationship years gone by.

I need to learn some coping skills. This is making me real sad and depressed. I have been agitated enough about this. I do not want to feel like this anymore. This needs to change for me. I can exercise by running and listen to music. Music always help my mind. It is very therapeutic. I can watch movies on Netflix. This can help take my attention away from this situation. Maybe I can walk around malls? Maybe hike in the park? I need to stay busy.

I hope all of your day is going OK for you. One day at a time, right?

[~Christina]

It must be hard to set boundaries and not back off.

But she really needs to know you are Not a punching bag.

I don’t have any real advice other than keep trying hard to work on keeping the boundaries up.

I’m so sorry you have to deal with her bad behavior.

You deserve respect.

: hug:

[Tucson]

Thanks Christina.