I'm glad you are safe and well and looking after yourself FS. Your 13 year old: teenagers are hard enough to deal with in normal times let alone during a pandemic! I vividly remember being 14 and HATING my mum. I was horrible to her. I regret my behaviour now obviously, but I do wish she had been more assertive in dealing with my horrible behaviour. But it is so difficult for a mum to do this, we are all just muddling through. I was probably closer to my dad for a few years when I was a teenager, and there was no D and my parents have always had a strong M. So to some extent this sitch just exacerbates a normal teen transition. You're safe and she loves you so she can afford to be horrible to you (does this sound familiar to any BDed spouses on here?!) Just keep telling her you love her and when her behaviour is unacceptable, and I hope she pulls through this phase. So many of my friends have teen daughters with severe mental health issues right now, two have been sectioned after suicide attempts. Unimaginably stressful at any time let alone during this crisis. Keep looking after yourself xxx
