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[quote=Anonymous]She is acting like she’s 13, not 22.

How do you respond to her? More importantly: How does your dh respond to these ridiculous accusations?

I would sit her down and in a very firm tone tell her she’s being immature and aggressive towards you. You did what a huge percentage of parents did during that time, no a lot of parents weren’t letting kids inside to watch movies. My spouse is a doctor so we had to worry about not infecting other families, and we did exactly what you did. Tell her that you don’t know why she’s pushing you away and why she’s conveniently not blaming the other parent. You want a good relationship but you can’t do it while she’s mean to you. You will always love her and are always open to therapy or mediation with her. But now you’re going to take a step back because you are not a punching bag and you do not deserve to be treated like she’s treating you.

Don’t yell, but don’t be meek. I suspect she senses weakness and she’s disgusted by the fact that you’re not in control now and she is, and while she thinks dhe wants that on the surface, deep down she wants her parents to be strong. [/quote]

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