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[quote=Anonymous]OP, is she home from her freshman year of college? Maybe missing her college friends, her girlfriend, and the freedom she had just a month ago? The transition home is really, really hard. My daughter is also 19 and we’re going through some very similar things. After our family eats dinner, I’ll say hey, do you want to hang out tonight? We could go for a walk or watch another episode of XYZ? Or do you want to do your own thing, no pressure? I let her pick. And if she’s grumpy after the show, I don’t (usually) take it personally. Sometimes we have a nice evening together. Plenty of times she goes up to her room to be alone or FaceTime with college friends. Then I do my own thing or hand with my husband and 95% of the time do not pine after her at all. I just try to put her in the driver’s seat and pivot as necessary. And yes, mine is neurodivergent, too (ADHD and probably underdiagnosed).[/quote]
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