Are You “Ghosting” Your Child?

“Mom! Mommy! Mama! MAAAAA!”

On top of that, it does something terrible to my child. It shouts right back, “You AREN’T important to me.” I am telling my child that her needs aren’t a priority. Her concerns are insignificant. I don’t care.

Epiphany

My eldest child, now in college, unwittingly brought this to my attention recently. She described what she is learning in one of her communications courses.

“Mom, did you know that there are studies that show that the need for communication is literally as important to human survival as food and water?”

She described “ghosting” as a stern punishment to those on which it is inflicted. I had never even heard the term until she had described it in this conversation.

Urban Dicitonary.com – “Ghosting”

My heart sank as I immediately thought, That’s what I do to my kids in my worst moments as a mom.

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Barbara Dittrich

Executive Director at Snappin' Ministries

Mother of 3 children, all of whom have a variety of diagnoses, Barbara is the foundress of Snappin' Ministries (www.snappin.org) and currently serves as Executive Director. Besides being passionate about sharing the hope of Christ with parents, Barb is active in legislative advocacy, and serves as a partner and ambassador for rare disease.

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