Hey, I saw your post on PA and wanted to tell you that I'm 22 and know what you mean about sometimes not relating to kids in high school. Honestly, sometimes I wish the group were a little older so it wasn't so bleakly shallow all the time. (Lol...I swear if one more girl logs on and asks how many calories she ate today...)
Also, I wanted to say...if you wanted encouragement, I really recommend using your daughter as motivation to get as much help as you can to get better. I spend $800 a month on a therapist, yelling at my mom (who is not present at these meetings)....who thought she hid her eating disorder completely from me during my childhood. Your daughter WILL pick it up...I'm sure you already know kids have this freaky 6th sense and can tell what's going on. At 3 I knew what was going on and by 5 was imitating her.
I'm definitely not trying to make you feel shitty, but it should be great motivation... You will actually save your daughters life by helping yourself. (god knows, I won't live till me and my mom are both recovered.)
Also, I wanted to say...if you wanted encouragement, I really recommend using your daughter as motivation to get as much help as you can to get better. I spend $800 a month on a therapist, yelling at my mom (who is not present at these meetings)....who thought she hid her eating disorder completely from me during my childhood. Your daughter WILL pick it up...I'm sure you already know kids have this freaky 6th sense and can tell what's going on. At 3 I knew what was going on and by 5 was imitating her.
I'm definitely not trying to make you feel shitty, but it should be great motivation... You will actually save your daughters life by helping yourself. (god knows, I won't live till me and my mom are both recovered.)
Anyway, just a thought.
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