Blended families

I'm at odd with my wife over the raising of two of out teens. Both girls, one is 16 and the other 17. The 17 year old is the average teen. Nevwr been into too much trouble but at the sane time never been caught so. The 16 year old a little more secluded. She has the ability to more than excel but has been shutting down more and more lately. I'm torn between being the strict father and the sympathetic father. She's barely eating and of recent had to make her eat in front of me like a child. The ex-social worker in me tell me she's depressed and need to talk to someone. But the father in me keep pushing her to open her mouth and tell me what's going on.

Marriage Life

Happy wife, happy life. So they say. Truth is there's never enough anyone can do to keep a person happy. We had different views in the beginning. But our views soon became one. And then out of the blue one day our views separated again. This time with a larger divide. Don't get me wrong, we don't argue and have blown out fights but the tension is still there. Going days with little communication between us isn't cool but I guess both of our prides is too big to bend. Well we'll see how this play out this time. It won't end us but it will definitely will widen that divides. Realest quote ever: The hardest job I ever had was being a husband.