ksbsnowowl
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Hello everyone,
I've got a little situation I'd like some advice for. I'm a 24 year old hearing man who recently entered a relationship with a 20 year old deaf woman (Her father is hearing, her mother is deaf). Well, the summer has come, and we are apart, as we met at college and come from different states. She is having a hard time back at home, because she has grown into a 20 y/o adult, and her father still sees her as his 'little princess'. I'm sure that this is somewhat common of many parents to have trouble coping with their children becoming adults, but she is really getting fed up that her father is not giving her the respect and privacy a young adult deserves.
Now, she comes from a conservative rural family, and her father is probably a little over-protective, so I can see where this is coming from. He also gives her a lot of crap about our relationship, though most, if not all of it is intended to be friendly joking; however, she is getting tired of it. I've already encouraged her to sit down with her father and explain that she's done a lot of growing up while away from home the past two years, and that she expects a little more respect than she's been getting. What other advice or encouragement can I offer her?
Thank you for any advice anyone can offer.
I've got a little situation I'd like some advice for. I'm a 24 year old hearing man who recently entered a relationship with a 20 year old deaf woman (Her father is hearing, her mother is deaf). Well, the summer has come, and we are apart, as we met at college and come from different states. She is having a hard time back at home, because she has grown into a 20 y/o adult, and her father still sees her as his 'little princess'. I'm sure that this is somewhat common of many parents to have trouble coping with their children becoming adults, but she is really getting fed up that her father is not giving her the respect and privacy a young adult deserves.
Now, she comes from a conservative rural family, and her father is probably a little over-protective, so I can see where this is coming from. He also gives her a lot of crap about our relationship, though most, if not all of it is intended to be friendly joking; however, she is getting tired of it. I've already encouraged her to sit down with her father and explain that she's done a lot of growing up while away from home the past two years, and that she expects a little more respect than she's been getting. What other advice or encouragement can I offer her?
Thank you for any advice anyone can offer.