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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like your daughter is more responsible than 99% of 15 year olds, so I’d start from a place of appreciation of your kid. You may be “right,” but yeah, why couldn’t the people who were already awake feed the cats? As a nice thing to do for a generally good kid?[/quote]

This. The 15 year old is also clearly articulating a reasonable argument and it sounds like most of the argument was pretty calm. I found it persuasive reading it even though I'm big on responsibility with my own kids.

It also kind of sound like the 15 year old doesn't get enough sleep in general, based on her schedule, and I would probably be focused on the part of this conversation about how she was feeling tired. It sounds like she made really good choices in turning down a sleepover and focusing on rest, and I'd discuss that further and talk about whether they need to adjust her schedule/obligations to prioritize sleep.

I would not care about feeding the cats that one day. Also almost anyone would be grumpy if they are overtired and then woken up before they thought they were getting up. Like even very mature, reasonable adults are grouchy in that situation and I'd give her some leeway.[/quote]

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