In today's Ask Amy, a mother seeks advice regarding her daughter's response to her pending divorce. 'We expected anger or sadness. Instead, she laughed. After laughing, she went into her room to FaceTime her friends, and we overheard her still laughing.'
Dear Amy: Many of your readers seem to have issues similar to my own, and it’s great to know I’m not alone.My husband and I just announced to our 13-year-old daughter that we are getting divorced.
Talk to her together. If she doesn’t respond but sits there looking hostile, or rolls her eyes, talk anyway. Remember that the question hovering over anyone’s reaction to stressful news is: “But what about me?” She has valid reasons to worry about her own future. Offer her gentle and honest reassurance.
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