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Old Aug 13, 2017, 09:22 AM
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I feel as though i am being bullied by my adult daughter. I was in a car wreck awhile back and her dad and i have not been together in 12 years and she still seems to feel as though it's all my fault. To this day he still is pissed cause i left{ yeah i know, get over it right!}
so he has continued to bash me at every angle while i have remained silent because i feel that well, its been 12 years!!... My daughter has called me names, has not included me in any wedding plans{ but her dad's girlfriend has been} she says she doesn't " trust me". This hasnt always been this way until 3 years ago she uses these two issues. We had an amazing relationship. I suffered a head injury in a car wreck and she said it has been since then that our relationship has deteriorated i now forget, it takes me longer to process things, i am emotional etc etc. We have had 2 heart to heart conversations about all this and i always leave feeling good about our chat as she does as well according to her. So it's good for awhile and then............the verbal vomit comes outa her mouth.
And now like i said this crap about my ex and my accident, she is not nice at all .
When she calls me it starts out as a nice beginning but there is ALWAYS a motive behind the call and always leaves me upset and in tears.
She has said she is not sure if she would even allow me to babysit her children{ if she has them} because i may " forget" to do take care of them while they are with me, since i have a brain injury.
She never has anything good to say, she is critical, judgemental and holds grudges and uses those to swing at me and others like a baseball bat in the back of the head....no one ever sees it coming.
I honestly have very conflicted emotions....if this was a friend i wouldn't tolerate this treatment but because she is my daughter i seem to just take it. My head says walk away because she is being disrespectful. Is it ok to walk away even if she is my child and an adult one at that. I will welcome any feedback. Thanks in advance!!
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Old Aug 13, 2017, 10:01 AM
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It's absolutely ok to put some emotional distance between you and your daughter. You need to protect your mental health. Since you've already had 2 conversations with her and she continues to be disrespectful then it's not likely to change. She is toxic to you right now. Please take care of you. Sending big hugs.
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Old Aug 14, 2017, 04:03 AM
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It is absolutely ok to walk away. She is grown, and it's time to make her own decisions.

She seems to be unnecessarily vindictive, and even if there have been issues since your accident a little understanding wouldn't go a miss.
It's not as though your forgetful because your drinking all the time. Or something of that nature, from what you have said it's outwith your control.

Protecting your mental well being is the most important thing for your recovery.

Have you considered family mediation, it might be worth a shot to have unbiased third party involved.
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