Guilt: Teen is everything I can’t stand
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Anonymous
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I love DD. But she is all I can’t stand attitude wise, politically, socially, and value-wise. I guess this is a teen’s job. But I am constantly cringing and diassapointed.
I want to know that I’m not alone and that this improves. =( |
Anonymous
I'm pretty sure she feels the same way about you! |
Anonymous
| How old is she? |
Anonymous
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Uh, I just said this to my DH today. Our 15 y.o. teen DDs is so difficult! She was soo b*tchy to me today. And our other DD is so sweet; ok, she's only 13, but hey when the older one was 13 she was from hell. She's actually better now at 15.
I don't know why it is that some teens are so difficult. But when my 15 y.o. DD is NOT being difficult, she's really wonderful. So I look at that as light at the end of the tunnel. The thing that gets me through is I'll think, "just relax, 3.5 more years and she'll be in college." It's the only way I can hold it together. I wonder if there is some connection between deep social/philosophical thinking and difficulty (drama). Because my older DD has a really interesting mind and thinks about lots of issues in depth; she's really fun to talk with. But when she's horrid, it's like the worst lawyer you ever met. In contrast, my younger DD is sort of a factual or concrete thinker, e.g. "I saw 3 hawks today" and her response to "how was your day" is "good!" I was thinking the math/science types might be easier to raise. hmm. I might start a post and ask parents of adult kids about this! |
Anonymous
| Politically? How? |
Anonymous
Why should it matter? According to DCUM, I’m sure it would be great if the daughter were on the liberal side of the OP’s views. If she’s on the conservative side, it would be Oh no, OP, you need to fix her views right away!! SMH. |
Anonymous
| I have a 14 year old DD and she can be so bitchy and withdrawn 75% of the time, but I take comfort in the other 25% when she's really nice to be around. I just keep thinking...this too shall pass... |
Anonymous
EXACTLY. |
Anonymous
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I feel your pain, OP. I felt this way about my daughter from age 12 to about age 25, not because of her politics but because she was rude, entitled and not interested in anything but social dynamics, as far as I could tell. She's grown up to be a really nice person and a good friend. Hang in there.
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Anonymous
| My mom hates me too. |
Anonymous
I don’t hate her. I already said that. But damn, this is hard. |
Anonymous
I love how the conservatives on DCUM always act like they're so downtrodden while they're constantly sh*tposting anti-immigrant views on every corner of this website. Give me a break. And I consider myself a conservative, but since I'm not a xenophobic anti-Muslim protectionist I'm liberal by DCUM Trumplican standards. |
Anonymous
What are you going on about?? Put the wine bottle down and let the adults talk. |
Anonymous
You do. You don’t see what’s good in her. Look for that.... |
Anonymous
Get a grip. |