3 Intense Stories of Children Turning Against Their Parents

OP comforted her daughter with a hug and encouraged her to enjoy her graduation despite the disappointment. Her daughter then asked if OP would attend since her father wasn’t coming, saying she didn’t want to be the only one without a parent there.

OP apologized but explained she had already made other plans. Upset, the daughter yelled at her, calling her a bad mother. Despite the pain it caused, OP decided not to go to the ceremony, wanting to teach her daughter that actions have consequences.

After the graduation, OP’s daughter remained quiet and looked deeply upset, as if she had been crying for hours. OP began to question whether her decision had been too harsh, feeling a mix of regret and uncertainty.

Her sister reassured her that she had done the right thing, but a comment from another parent about her daughter’s sadness at the graduation made OP feel guilty. Struggling with her emotions, she wondered if she had been wrong to try to teach her daughter a lesson.

Later, OP explained that her daughter had spent years prioritizing her father over her, despite his constant absence. A conversation with the child’s therapist revealed that the teenager wasn’t being manipulated but was clinging to an idealized view of her relationship with her dad.

When OP spoke to her daughter, she apologized for not attending the graduation and shared her feelings of being excluded and unappreciated. In response, her daughter apologized as well, expressed her love, and said she wanted things to go back to normal between them.