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[quote=Anonymous]Hey OP, I just want to say that I went through some of these issues as a teenager and younger adult (in addition to restricting food and flirting with bulimia, I also did some cutting) and was depressed for years. My parents never probed, never asked questions, and I in turn never opened up to them. I remember my dad's sole effort as telling me he would stop paying for my therapist if I didn't tell him what I was telling the therapist. (So I quit therapy.) I think you're doing the right thing with the questions, and I'm betting my surly 15 yo self would have agreed.

Regarding your convo with DH, I can't relate to trying to parent through these issues, but I CAN relate to the frustration of trying to co-parent through other issues when  the two parents aren't on the same page. When you guys have a chance to talk again, I might tell him that you are taking what he said to heart and considering whether this is manipulative behavior, but in turn HE should take to heart whether he is interpreting the situation in a way that is most convenient for him, i.e., downplaying it so that he doesn't have to commit to the work of trying to help fix it. My kids are younger with way less serious issues, but my DH does this sort of thing. I don't think it's a conscious decision, but I do think it may help to point out the possibility.[/quote]

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