She sounds depressed to me, it happens a lot at her age, and furthermore it seems that she's been through a lot in her young life. Do you think she might be angry with you for "leaving" her (which many kids view as abandonment) for a month? I would say so. Seventeen is still more of a child than an adult, in many ways, and kids are not good at articulating or even recognising their own feelings. You really need to get to the bottom of this. Get professional help, for both your sakes. |