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Adult daughterslash out at mother

    April 06, 2012

Dear Margo: My adult daughters have many childhood issues. Their father was an alcoholic, and I was an enabler. My ex and I divorced when the girls were in their early 20s. Since then, my relationship with my daughters can go from quite loving to not being on speaking terms. They blame me for their unhappiness. The negativity toward me includes hurtful comments and ignoring me in public, and on occasion, the younger one attacks me on the phone for all the things she thinks I did wrong as a mother.

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