Thread #6: Piecing and R.....plus parenting a 15yo

[SteveLW]

Jim, yes I do take the D out once in a while. Those go very well usually. It is our day-to-day interactions where she just has a bad attitude most of the time. I try to keep it light, and that seems to help......depending on her mood.

Thanks Nicole. The dynamics of our relationship have changed. She isn't as clingy and doesn't rely on me for validation like she used to. I think she has differentiated quite a bit over the course of the last 2 years. Though I think she more checked out of the MR, rather than detached. I think she continues to slowly move back fully into the MR. I think she is fully committed to R, but 8 months vs years has her still a little wary that I have really changed for good.Time and consistency is all I can do.