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@cal We're all just out here doing our best. Parenting can be an awfully sobering experience if we ourselves have lived through our own childhood trauma or hardships. The fact that you are asking for and seeking help is WONDERFUL. You are doing great!

@cal As someone who came from a home where a nasty divorce took place and my parents were never on the same page... I suspect some of her struggles likely stem from a feeling of insecurity. I don't mean in her physical appearance either. Kids, and teens, really need parents to be on the same...

@cal Has she always lived in two households or was there a recent (ish) divorce? Are you and her other parent on the same page? Do you coparent effectively and cohesivley? Family therapy should start with you and her other parent, then bring step parents in at the appropriate time. The...

@mark419 As an ex-cutter, a very serious case too, one of the only coping strategies that helped me was "the 15 minute rule" . If you Google "15 minute coping strategy for self harm" you will find some information. Essentially, when you feel the urge to self harm you make a deal with yourself...

@moflamingo I'm definitely going to look for this!

@nicholas29 I like what you said about how your experience has made you the parent you are today. I needed that reminder. I'm trying to break the cycle of generational trauma, which it sounds like you are doing too. It's a tough battle! It is my worst fear that my kids will think I'm like my...

@nicholas29 You know, I've been sitting on the thought of posting a post just like this for days. I'm STRUGGLING. So much. I find myself so angry at my mother. I've always known she's a narcissist, but now that I have a teen of my own (I have 3 kids- 15, 12, 8) I find myself thinking HOW...