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[quote=Anonymous]Having such a rough time with my 13-year-old. Used to be such a sweet mommy's girl and I swear middle school is gonna be the death of us both. I know who her friends are, but she rarely tells me what goes on at school or with her friends. I'll try to come up with ways to get her talking at dinner or in the car on the way home from sports, but other than that, I get nothing. Never asks for advice. I don't know about drama until I hear it from other parents or crushes until I get texts from other parents (both of which have happened recently). I feel like other kids are telling their parents about their days or their classes or what's going on in their world. I mostly wanna make sure she's OK mentally, making the right decisions, etc. I do check her text messages (which she hates, but I still do). I generally do not comment on what I see there though I've been monitoring a situation with a boy who likes her and she doesn't like back except as a friend. She's been asking everyone and his brother what to do about this boy (they have some history) and they are all telling her the same thing, but she seems to be stringing him along. He flatters her and pressures her to be his girlfriend so I tried to talk to her about this situation and she got very upset and told me her life wasn't my business.

Which of course, it is. But I knew right away, I lost her.

I screwed up. She wasn't hearing me. I guess I can't stop myself from worrying sometimes....and I feel like I'm pushing her further away.

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