“So Sad, My Adult Daughters Don’t Want to See Each Other”
Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A mother says her two adult daughters have refused to see each other for more than five years.
- Both women have partners, children, friends, and jobs, and neither appears to have personal problems that explain the conflict.
- A Svenska Dagbladet psychologist discusses how unresolved family conflicts can persist in families affected by substance abuse.
A distressed mother says her two daughters, both around 30, have been unable to get along for more than five years and barely want to meet.
The sisters argued occasionally as children, like many siblings, but their mother says nothing suggested they would become enemies as adults. Both now have partners, children, friends, and jobs. They are well liked, and neither has problems or can be described as difficult.
The mother asks what she can do as the conflict continues. Svenska Dagbladet’s psychologist writes that in many families where substance abuse has occurred, conflicts are never fully resolved.
What should I do?
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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