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Re-Married for five years; wife and daughter quarrel?

  • Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:23 pm

My wife and I have been married for 5 yrs. I have a daughter (now 13) who now lives w/us full-time after 5 years of joint custody. As painful as the new arrangement seems to be for them it is becoming excrutiating for me mediating their quarrels. It is the same thing all the time….jealousy-and paranoia-driven madness! To further exacerbate the problem, my ex and her husband unexpectedly moved further away from our daughter which has not only created a lot of anxiety for my daughter but a lot of resentment toward my wife and me. While glimmers of progress appear here and there, monumental setbacks seem to follow resulting in a lot of resentment among and toward all three of us. My coping mechanisms have degraded from withdrawal to overeating to drinking more often and ever-increasing quantities…coupled with a lot less time to exercise I am headed toward being a sullen fat old drunk…and despised by both of them. Any feedback?

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