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[quote=Anonymous]My husband is acting cold towards my daughter, and it’s not okay.

Last night at dinner with my sister-in-law (it was her favorite restaurant), my daughter was already upset because she didn’t like where we were eating. She was acting rude toward my husband — eye rolling, attitude, etc. She got upset over something small and escalated into being openly disrespectful. My husband corrected her, which escalated things further, and she ended up hitting him — once in the car and again at home.

She turned around and tried to walk away after that and he grabbed her phone, and made her stay in her bedroom the rest of the night. He said she was a brat. When she tried to come out, he yelled at her to stay inside. There was no tuck-in or goodnight.

This morning she woke up happy and came into our bedroom early and woke us up, apologized, gave us hugs, and seemed genuinely sorry. But my husband stayed very cold and didn’t have a calm conversation with her. She asked my husband for her phone back, but he told her no. She sat crying in our bed, ended up missing the bus, and I had to drive her 40 minutes to school while she cried the whole way. Now she thinks her dad doesn’t love her anymore because of how he’s treated her.

My daughter apologized to my husband, so how long can we expect my husband to act distant and cold. This isn’t  healthy for her, and I think my husband is being unreasonable.

How do you balance holding firm boundaries while also repairing things afterward?[/quote]

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