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Title: DD16 help with situation Post by: Anonym6789 on October 14, 2019, 08:59:47 AM Hi, this is my first post here. My DD16 was diagnosed with BPD 6 months ago after she started self harming. She's been in therapy with DBT. Things have gotten a lot better. We had a situation that has come up that i'm trying to work through. How do you enforce/ implement the rules we set as parents, while validating their response without conceding? Our rule is that she's not allowed to have boys in her room and she's not allowed in other boys' rooms. She has a new bf and his parents allow them to be in his room. She's already stressed about the relationship (due to past experiences of a toxic relationship) and she feels she is being disrespectful to his parents by not being allowed over there in his room. Also that we are "those" parents. I told her she can go over there, they just can't hang out in his room. So she vented to me about all her frustrations and how she didn't feel heard. So how do I make sure she feels heard and validated, while still keeping the rule?
Title: Re: DD16 help with situation Post by: Swimmy55 on October 14, 2019, 09:34:51 PM Welcome! We are glad you found us. It is great she is in therapy and things are better. Boundaries can be challenging especially with BPD.
Here is a link to boundaries on this website that may help guide you. https://bpdfamily.com/content/setting-boundaries One question to for your consideration is how would you know if she crossed the boundary at the boyfriend's house? Write back and tell us more as you are able. |