Epomos
Disciple of Prayer
My daughter seemed to have been born angry. We kept hoping it would just be a phase but she has only gotten worse over her 15 years. She was diagnosed with adhd and oppositional defiant disorder (but that part only shows at home - not in school,etc.) I've been a stay at home mom her whole life and thereby have had to often be the "bad guy" with parenting simply because I was the one there. She despises me. She is so cold - seemingly heartless - and takes very little accountability for her behavior. She just blames me - for everything - no matter how much I try to reach out. It destroys me. It doesn't matter what I do or say - how much I try to ask about her day or offer to help her with homework, etc. etc - All I get is silence. Or disrespect. Unless she wants something. She seems hopeless to me and, though I've begged God to soften her heart and to help us know how to be the parents she needs, she just gets colder and more distant/resentful. I literally don't know what to do anymore. I'm desperate.