Last evening our daughter had a breakdown, of sorts. After being told how to handle a particular situation she'd mentioned (that really wasn't a huge deal), she started crying. Right at the dinner table. My husband and I immediately went into sympathetic parent mode, trying to decipher what was wrong. I asked question after question, trying to figure out how we'd gotten to this point.
We never determined what the issue was.
Was she tired? Overwhelmed? Worried? She'd seemed alright earlier in the day.
After my husband and I turned out the lights in our bedroom, ready for sleep, our daughter knocked on our door asking to come in. I was hoping she was now ready to share what she was feeling and I'm guessing my husband was too.
But alas, no.... She had found out about an internet sale and was interested in purchasing a shirt. She showed us a picture of it. It wasn't the greatest deal, plus the shirt was totally out of character for her. It wasn't something I'd see her as wearing. It was almost like she needed to make this purchase to boost her mood. We've been through this before with her. She likes to shop; she likes new things. Especially fashionable things.
What I'm getting at is this: My daughter and husband share a very similar disposition. He's bipolar. What if she is too? At what point should my curiosity become concern? I would never, ever want to alarm her and cause her to stress about something that just isn't the case. Maybe she's just a moody, emotional teenage girl. But what if it's something more?
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