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The Washington Post: How soulmate parenting can lead to parent-child estrangement

My son recently sent me a “no-contact letter” saying that he realized in therapy that he has been depressed since childhood and was angry at me for not recognizing it. I feel guilty and ashamed, but I am also confused. My son had never shown any symptoms of depression, did well socially and academically, and never behaved in ways that suggested he needed help or intervention. I’m tortured wondering what I could’ve or should’ve done differently as his mother.


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5 days ago

I’m really sorry that you're going through this. It sounds like an incredibly painful situation, and I can understand why you’d feel guilty and confused. I can imagine it must be hard to reconcile your image of your son — someone who did well academically and socially — with the idea that he’s been struggling with depression for so long without showing it.

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