DEAR ANNIE: Several years ago, at a party of 50-some people, my daughter brought up politics and confronted me about my political pick. ...
DEAR ANNIE: Several years ago, at a party of 50-some people, my daughter brought up politics and confronted me about my political pick. I tried to assuage her emotions, but she kept on. I finally decided it was best to leave as her hostility was becoming more pronounced. I got my coat to leave with a friend when she got in my face and declared in a loud voice, “We never liked each other. We just pretend to like each other.
As I am heading to the door, she says the reason she is really mad is because I told her sisters that I love her children -- yes,-- more than I love her sister’s children! I was shocked! I told her I never said that. She, at that point, was on my heel as I tried to leave. She was inches from me, and I was pretty sure she wanted to hit me. I called for her husband, and she laughed in my face and said, “He doesn’t care!” I left quickly. She has never apologized.
I’m seeing a therapist after this last incident as I was totally shocked and depressed. As a Christian, naturally, I do not believe in retaliating and have sent her a text apologizing for mistakes made after I lost my husband, but there’s been no response. Is there anything else I can do to improve this relationship? At this point, I am afraid to be alone with her. I am healthy and 74, and she is 45 and undergoing menopause at a young age.
As painful and difficult as it is to grapple with, especially when our children are involved, relationships are two-way streets. If your daughter is unwilling to meet you halfway, there’s not much more you can do except hope and wait for her to make her way back to you.
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