@kristen1942: How to support your daughter in resisting her father’s misogyny #women #daughter #mother #patriarchy #misogyny

TorchtheWitch🇨🇦 :

This is literally happening as I speak. My 19 year old daughter finally shared with her dad what her childhood experience was like and it was the first time he ever heard her. He actually apologized but it’s too late. The damage is done.

detroits.daughter :

My mother is still on the train and expected me to stay on it with her. I’m 46 and no contact with both of them. Never felt better. 💅🏽

Cream puff :

This is exactly what I had to go through with my 4 grown daughters. All of them have made a conscious decision to limit communication with that man now.

traumalayercake :

I just went through this. Listening to him invalidate her 15yo feelings absolutely sent me to a grief place.

user6668247714129 :

This sent me. Is it crazy that my daughter is here but not an adult? She’s just a babe at the tender age of 12. And she is already seeing the truth. Her truth. She is setting unbelievably brave and beautiful boundaries with her father. I’m so hopeful for her despite the pain I know she’s still very much moving through.

forkatesake :

Dealing with this now. Agree don't chime in with you're experience. Just stay supportive and neutral. My daughter is setting boundaries with her dad better than I ever could.

this.is.heather.cox :

I am trying to teach my little one who is 10 that she can resist. She is so strong

🏠Colette-Property Agent 🇿🇦 :

wow so profound I'm experiencing this with my 2 sons too - after I divorced their father in 2024 after 24yrs of marriage. I haven't fully told them my side of the story but they "chose him" and I've been trying to stay objective but it's so hard

Lauren G :

This is exactly what I needed to hear today. Thank you!

Sam :

This is happening currently with my teen and preteen... It hurts watching it. Thanks for the advice

🦋 :

Thank you for this. My daughter is 11 and I think about this all the time.

maritaohoy :

This is powerful. Thank you!

Kate Meow :

You have no idea how much I needed this today.

Keep it real :

Wow I needed this today

Dineo🇿🇦 :

AlliFaithSparkles ✨✊🏼 :

this is happening to me and my daughter now, I appreciate you so much

Allycat :

thank you. I'm at the very beginning of this now, I appreciate hearing about your experience and advice.

memyselfandI :

I have to save this to watch later I'm going through this right now

Sabrina :

Navigating this right now, my girls are young and so much is happening but I had to leave so that they don’t see how I was treated as the standard that they should grow up and accept.

Liz 🐕 🩷 :

This was so hard! I did listen to the advice of the women before me, who had been in the same situation, they told me to remain objective, non reactive, and support my daughter‘s decisions. At first she wanted to see her dad and started to believe his lies, that I was the cause of his behaviour. That I was a terrible person a terrible wife and never did enough. But after a while, it didn’t match up my daughter saw that I had done everything. The things he was saying about me were actually projection. It took about two years for her to realise that everything her father was saying was a lie. Before the divorce I was also blind to his misogynistic behaviours. But after getting free. I modeled the new strength., a strength that later my daughter would choose. Now it’s been three years and she has had no contact with him. She made that decision at 14 years old. Now I watch the young woman who is stronger and more aware than I even am at 40. Breaking the cycle is powerful. Now she will pave the way into the future.

BB :

Spot on 🎯

RavenKayel :

wow. hits home. thank you for the reminders.

jia ˚✧ :

so glad there are mothers who care this much...

Amelia Rose :

This!!!!!👏👏

Alethea :

I am a 41 yo daughter navigating this with my father. Its becoming challenging as I see him navigate old age and health issues because I still want that closeness.