When my dauhter was 13 she got sidetracked, was doing bad stuff and we had to take some strict measures, maybe even harsh. She got very disrespectfu, making things worse. She even was spanked.Though this sound sextreme, as parents we felt such measures were necessary to save our girl. She changed her behavior but got very resentful. We thought this would pass and she'd end up understanding we had no other choice. Today she`s 14 and is a girl any parent would be proud of. An honor student, loyal, always eager to help people. But her resentment is even worse. She avoids talking to us, whem she need sadvice she goes to a teacher, it seems she lives with us just because she doesnt have choice at her age. She's polite, doesnt get in any trouble. Just distant, an strange, We tried to talk to her, but it's hard. We have no reason to punish her, she does nothing wrong. We cant force her to love us.But this hurts, really hurts. I think she'll leave home as soon as she can and will write us off
2006-07-27
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