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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I cannot imagine having my adult children not talking to me, but sitting in my house thinking I am right. How sad is that? I would ask my child how I would need to change to make our relationship work. I would say I am sorry. I would say that I am willing to do what it takes to move past this, and have a relationship. I would listen to my child and take the blame. After all, my child is telling me what she feels and that is important to me. I would be humble. I would lose my ego. I would listen without arguing back. I wouldn't throw other people (her therapist, her siblings, teachers, etc.) in her face. That would push her further away from me. It would effectively be saying, "I'm right, you're wrong, and I'm coming armed with outside ammunition to try to prove that I'm right." And it wouldn't be surprising at all if my child no longer wanted anything to do with me after I showed her I am unwilling to humble myself and make amends.[/quote]
Interesting perspective. Does the relationship not go both ways? I’m not sure I would truly want a relationship with a child where I literally have to cater to their every feeling/want/desire while pushing all my own away. And I feel like this is a popular sentiment right now but I don’t quite understand why. [/quote]

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