Dear Annie:

My daughter will be 26 this year. Her father and I divorced when she was 14. I feel like she had more sense as a 12-year-old than she does now. She had her fair share of issues growing up, and I took her to therapists until she turned 18. Needless to say, we’ve had a rough relationship the last few years. It’s hard to talk to her as I know she’s still mad at herself for decisions she’s made as well as hurting from trauma she experienced growing up.

Early last year, she got pregnant by a guy she’s been dating but who we’ve never met. She had a miscarriage about nine or 10 weeks in. We haven’t cared to meet this guy because of how he made her feel during all this. Seeing her scared and crumbling was very hard as her mom. Still, she stayed with him and continued on with her life

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