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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it is emotional manipulation (not sure if it's abuse), but it's also immaturity and self-centeredness. [b] It's typical adolescent drama.[/b]
Also, your DD has a responsibility to respond (and everyone has a responsibility to respond) to emotional manipulation by  not buying into it.  By simply saying "You'll survive."[/quote]

No, I don't think so.  Threatening suicide is not "typical" behavior for anyone of any age.  Amazing how so many of you can so easily minimize this kind of behavior when there is a ton of research into mental illness demonstrating that it manifests itself in the teen years and early 20's.  Do we know for sure that OP's daughters ex-boyfriend is really suicidal?  No.  Does it matter?  No.  The bottom line is that these threats upset OP's daughter, and that should be OP's concern.  There's a saying that perception is reality.  If OP's DD's reality is that this situation caused her distress, that's her reality and it shouldn't be minimized or trivialized.

Some of you are going to up a shit creek when your kids reach teenage years.  [/quote]

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