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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mainly just want to know what her deal is, what's her problem. 
I've approached the behavior a number of different ways, and nothing really has had any effect on changing her attitude, in fact I think it's worse. She has the mentality of a spoiled brat 13 y/o. As a kid gets older you expect them to mature, not regress, and she's becoming more and more immature.

Has anyone ever dealt with this specifically?[/quote]

Why don't you just ask her?  "What is your deal Larla?  You are always complaining that you don't want to do stuff?  I mean we all get grouchy by you are beyond teasonable.  What is your deal?  Are you angry? Are you depressed? Fo you think you're being asked to do too much?  What is your deal? "

Then shut your mouth and listen.  Don't argue back.  Just say, "Hmm.". I'll have to take some time to think about that.  And go from yhere.

Is your DD a senior or leaving for college soon?  sometimes kids just get more argumentative before they leave the house.  it's a way of breaking the emotional ties early so that leaving is more manageable. [/quote]

It is literally the first thing I did, and still continue to do.

It does occur to me she may be trying to break the ties, however that she’s so immature and throwing tantrums about minutia is what is really concerning to me.[/quote]

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