We've been married for a year and 3 months. She's 13. I've never known anyone else to have such a poor image of her. It causes so much tension in the air. They love each other and express it but I feel like she'll never meet his expectations. How can I help him meet her where she is instead of always criticizing her and expecting her to be ... whatever he deems is a perfect child? We're NOT getting a divorce but these problems remind me of why I said I would wait until she was in college to marry. He was quiet and not opinionated concerning her before marriage and I tried to proceed with all the wisdom and forethought I could. She's out of town with Grandma, but I can feel the return of tears and tension close up the road. We're a praying family, but this still causes heartbreak on the regular. By the way, she could get better grades, be neater and more academically minded, but she is what most people call sweet, polite, et cetera. She's popular at school but NOT home.
2006-08-08
23:02:58
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shannonlilia
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