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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love her but i don’t like her as a person- 90% of her personality. The other 10% is made up  memories i’m grasping of when she was little and pleasant. Overall, She was a difficult, handful child.

There I said it. You can still love your child but not like them.[/quote]

Without some examples we aren’t sure exactly what you’re dealing with, but is she just stubborn?  Willful?  Ignore what I say before if it’s outright defiance, getting in trouble at school, drugs, etc.

If on the more mild - but still annoying side - it could be a count your blessings thing where it could be worse.  Your kid’s willful determination and “attitude” can be useful in the future (I have a kid like that).

And don’t take it personally!  Teens do have a lot on their plate, we tend to think oh wow all you have is school, but I do think the pressure they have is much more than we did as teens.  And they just, after keeping it together for school, teachers, peers, coaches, let it all out when with their parents where it’s safe to do so.  They simply don’t have the maturity yet to vent or blow off steam without being a-holes.

Does your teen have a way to blow off steam?  I’ve found with my kids that physical activity is so important.  For my DS it was sports, and for my DD whose organized sport career has ended with the soon end of HS, she hits the gym regularly.  
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