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[quote=Anonymous]Kids say, "I hate you!" to their parents. Their brains are not fully formed yet and they're giant balls of hormones and raging feelings and they need a safe place to vent. It's not excusing it -- kids need to apologize when they say or do hurtful things -- but for kids it's different. Parents shouldn't say, "I hate you!" to kids. It's completely different. You need to be the adult, the steady one in the room. You have access to adult friends and therapy and resources -- use them. And start modeling better behavior for your daughter, starting with a sincere apology: "I said I hate you and I'm so sorry. I should never have said that and it's not true. I love you and I will always love you. I was upset and I didn't handle it the way I should have." You can be a great example of how to apologize. Your cancer has undoubtedly been hard on your daughter, too. Is your husband "taking her side" because you're being unreasonable? You need therapy ASAP to handle this relationship better or you may lose your husband and your daughter. How do you think your husband will react to hearing that you told your daughter you hate her? I think most parents would be taken aback.[/quote]

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