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[quote=Anonymous]I am in your DD's position, fixated on a ex from more than a year ago.  I'm trying to move on, I know it's the right thing to do, and eventually I'll get there, but for now I'm stuck. If my parents told me, "please don't bring him up again," this would not be effective for me, it would merely make me feel that you were cutting me off or just sick of me.

You can definitely say things like, "daughter, it pains me to hear you so fixated on this, you really keep bringing this up again and again." Or "daughter, it seems like you keep going back to these thoughts but aren't moving forward.  It's really holding you back"

Make observations and nudges to help her in the right direction. But don't cut her off like that and tell her subjects are off-limits. That really makes it sound like you don't care or frankly are just sick of talking to her.

Parents are your last refuge, they are the only ones who will listen to you when you're pathetic or stuck. Don't take that away from her. You sound like a great mom![/quote]

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