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[quote=Anonymous]My 14 year old DD spends a lot of time with us, and seeks out her company, but I’m sure she would much rather spend time with friends — she just doesn’t have any. She’s shy and socially awkward, and friendships haven’t come easily to her, so her social community is her family, and we are very close. It has been a source of heartbreak, but she is resilient and has adapted by allowing us to be her support, her cheerleaders and her social mirror, when typically that should be fulfilled by her peers. I enjoy our relationship, but worry she’s not experiencing that important milestone of differentiating from her parents, which includes all of the negative behavior that PPs describe. I think it’s a very natural part of adolescence, when they are trying to be their own people while they have one foot in childhood, and peers are their world. [/quote]
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