Dear Lisi: My daughter is extremely bright and very passionate about whatever has caught her interest at the moment. As a child, she was a serious soccer player, and we spent all our time shuttling her to and from games. She was a strong athlete and very intense about the sport.
She’s now in university, studying hard in her major to get where she wants to be, and she has started coaching soccer. When I talk to her on the phone, I hear the intensity in her voice, the rush, and the pressure she puts on herself to do the best she can at her studies while also giving everything to the kids she’s coaching. I’m worried she’s going to stop eating again and no one will notice because she’s not at home.Your daughter is older and more mature.
Last week she and I went out for dinner. I could tell something was off, but she wasn’t being forthcoming. This wasn’t like her because normally she talks openly with me. I was worried, so called her the next day. She was in the bath and said she’d call me back. She never did. I decided to pop by the next day, and she answered the door in her towel. One look and I knew she’d been crying.