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[quote=Anonymous]I think DD age 12 is wiser beyond her years and I deal in an industry that works with many personalities and executive levels.  She makes me laugh so hard, is so witty and I actually value her opinions and sometimes her advice is on par with an adult/truly good.  She is in a sense my best friend in that I like her.  I love her as my daughter but I like her more than I like most people - it's true :)

So when I call her my best friend, some of it is that I really do think she is so awesome she is like a best friend.  She's not perfect and I do have to be bad mom sometimes of course.  But that notwithstanding, I have a great amount of respect for her as an individual.  She has a sense of self greater than most adults I know.  So I don't see her as "just a kid" in the sense of I respect she's a person who has her own thoughts, ideas, feelings.  I used to think a 10 year old was just a kid who doesn't know shit.  DD taught me that a 10 year old can be immature in a lot of ways and still worthy of being listened to as an individual.   I don't think of her as a mature adult of course who knows the right answer to everything and definitely requires adult guidance.  So my liking of her does not take a back seat to being mom and putting my foot down when I need to :)

But I think you can absolutely have a kid with a personality and maturity that perhaps fits so well with a parent that they are to an extent friends.  And as the kid grows up, I definitely can see mom and daughters becoming friends.  In fact, in a perfect world, I would hope for more.  Why wouldn't you want to do things with your kid???  That doesn't mean you don't have limits or need to be with them 24/7.  Just means a lot of like is there!  [/quote]

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