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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Turn on the radio and drive. This is a phase. Don’t respond to her outbursts. If she says something that is truly over the line, say that’s over the line and that’s it.[/quote] NP-I have an 18 yo who was like this then and is still like this now. In a way, I wish I had been stricter. I've tried to keep things very calm in the am, minimize any annoying talk, but he has not outgrown it. It makes me sad, and while I was able to not let it get to me when I thought it was developmentally appropriate, years of this is very tough. It's been interesting to me how as parents we are supposed to not have any feelings at all about situations that normally do hurt feelings.[/quote]
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