My daughter is always angry with me and adores her dad when I sit and hear them laughing I don’t feel part of the family, I am waiting to have brain surgery in the next 12 months and I unfortunately turn to drink when I am stressing, it’s as if the rolls in the house are reversed she’s now my mum and won’t listen, talk or even want cuddles from me. I’ve spoken to my husband and he says that I need to find a way to communicate with her but he won’t step in and say anything to her whilst she is behaving this way. I am scared that if I can’t get control of my relationship with my daughter I will not be ready for my operation and when I try to explain this it all gets blamed on my drinking, I don’t go out and if I do it’s a problem and argument with either my daughter or husband, I just know what to do
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