Is it normal for teens to turn against you for awhile? Both my teens tell me every day all the things I did wrong as a mother & how I screwed them up. I didn't teach them to be independent enough. I didn't cook enough. I didn't push hard enough. Every issue they have is my fault.
And just my fault. Dad was less involved in their lives, but I'm the only negligent one.
They've both become armchair psychologists dissecting all my faults & how I ruined them. I keep telling myself this is a phase & they need to do it to separate from me. But it's killing me.
They've both become armchair psychologists dissecting all my faults & how I ruined them. I keep telling myself this is a phase & they need to do it to separate from me. But it's killing me.
I'm too sensitive because after they've attacked me - the two of them together lately - I come into my bedroom and sit here utterly depressed.
Their new favorite activity is to sit and talk about me.
I was so glad a few weeks ago when my daughter & son finally started to hang out with each other - they were never antagonistic, but didn't interact much before.
But they're bonding over how awful I apparently was.
I was so glad a few weeks ago when my daughter & son finally started to hang out with each other - they were never antagonistic, but didn't interact much before.
But they're bonding over how awful I apparently was.
Latest grievance is confusing. One says I never gave them enough attention & I focused on my own stuff like it mattered more than them. Other (separately) says I focused TOO much on them & never left them alone to grow on their own.
Apparently this wasn't properly conferenced.
Apparently this wasn't properly conferenced.
It doesn't help that my daughter took her first psych class in college last semester.
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