The Reconciled Relationships Podcast · Sally Harris

She Chose Boundaries Over Enabling Her Daughter — and It Broke Her Heart

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A mother reveals her granddaughter is being used as 'collateral and ransom' by her own daughter.

A mother shares her painful journey of estrangement from her adult daughter, who struggles with addiction. She discusses the heartbreaking decision to enforce boundaries, including evicting her daughter from a second home, and the collateral damage of being cut off from her young granddaughter, whom her daughter uses as 'ransom'. The conversation focuses on faith, the struggle against enabling, and finding strength through prayer.

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A hard look at boundaries when love and enabling blur together.

At the center of this episode is a mother trying to hold a line while her daughter pushes back, with a young grandchild stuck in the middle and addiction shaping almost every choice.

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When a baby becomes leverage in estrangement, this Missouri mom's story lands hard.

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