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[wolverine1997]

Don't know if this was a mistake or not but I talked to my wife today about our daughter, 13 yrs. old. Over the last few weeks my daughter has been sullen, mopey, and down. She won't eat, won't talk to me and seems really depressed. She, I and my son went out of town over the weekend and she didn't want to do anything, she didn't even have fun at the amusement park we went to.

Anyway, I decided to talk to my wife about it. When I brought it up my wife didn't seem too concerned and said that she had already talked to her and found out that she was upset about Michael Jackson's death. She said that it bothered her a lot. Now I am even more confused and concerned. I asked my wife why she would be so upset over someone's death that she doesn't even know. She wasn't this upset over her grandparents and other relatives deaths. My wife says that it's not a big deal and that she used to be the same way when she was young. I tried to talk more about it but my wife kept blowing me off as if this was no big deal, so I left it alone.

Am I off base here? I have never seen my daughter act this way before and it worries me. I do believe that she is upset over her favorite entertainers death. She watches all of the reports and news items everyday about him. But come on, enough is enough. She never met the guy and shouldn't be this upset about it. But at the same time I can say that she did not start acting funny until after his death. So maybe that is the problem. Is this a girl thing? The only thing I can remotely relate to this is how I would feel like crying after my team lost in the Superbowl as a kid. But that would only last a couple days or so.

Trying to talk to my wife about anything is almost impossible. She showed little interest in talking to me about our daughter. She even seemed a little irritated. She hasn't said another word to me at all. If we were to divorce I would have a BIG problem with her having custody of the kids. I pray and hope that my wife regains her senses.