“My Big Kid Won't Talk To Me Anymore”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 298

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What do you make it mean when your big kid stops opening up to you? Maybe they give you one-word answers. Or they stop calling as much. Maybe you can tell something is going on, but they’re not telling you what it is. And before long, your mind starts filling in the blanks. In this episode, I’m looking at what happens when we lose the kind of access we once had to our kids’ inner worlds and why that shift can feel so threatening during the teen, college, and empty nest years. I’ll show you the three places our minds tend to go when our kids pull back, why uncertainty can send us into anxiety and overthinking, and how our attempts to feel closer can sometimes create the exact opposite…