Dear Christine,
Lately, I look into the eyes of my daughter, and it feels as if I’m living with a stranger. I don’t know who she is anymore.
All I’m trying to do is keep her on a good path – get her to do her homework, do a few chores around the house and stay away from kids who are a bad influence. I’m her mother. That’s what I’m supposed to do.
But she doesn’t see it that way. She fights me tooth and nail on everything. When I punish her, her behaviour gets even worse. It’s as if it has become her life’s mission to make my life miserable. She’s doing a really good job of it.
I didn’t raise her to be this lazy and disrespectful. I’m at my wits’ end.
Please, help me. What should I do?
– Kathy
Hi Kathy,
You have not stated the age of your daughter for me to properly advise you on the steps you should take. It would seem to me however, that your daughter needs special counselling. The question is; can you get her to agree on this? Perhaps counselling from a female counsellor or pastor would be ideal. There appears to be deep-rooted issues, that need to come to the fore, and your daughter may need to vent whatever it is that is causing her kind of behaviour.
If you need help with finding a counsellor, please email me back, so I can point you in the right direction.
– CHRISTINE
