You used to weigh in on everything. Now she makes decisions without you. She picks the vacation. Chooses the school. Changes the house. All without your input. You think she’s being independent. She’s actually given up. Because every time she asked before— You shrugged. Delayed. Avoided. You trained her to stop depending on you. And now you’re not her partner. You’re just in the room. Step 1: Tell her: “I’ve noticed you stopped asking me about things—I want to change that.” Why? Because it shows