I become increasingly and reflexively critical, irritable and self-righteous with my teenaged daughter. The more I indulge myself, the more judgmental I am toward her. I can’t be optimistic and believe in her growth and development when I know I’m sabotaging my own. How can I see the best in her when I’m blind to all but the worst in myself? Our interactions are tense. At age seventeen, she’s at no loss for words or body language to communicate her displeasure.
