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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, sounds normal. You'll want to learn how to disengage. In a way, the withdrawing is your friend. Around puberty, both of my kids spent a lot more time in their rooms. I called it "Caving." To some degree, you need to let this happen. When she's nasty, largely don't react, don't take it personally and just say I need a break from you and exit. . . . My DD is now in college. She went on BC around 16 and it eliminated a lot of this "rage" that arrived with puberty. She can still be a pain on vacation, but I now have the luxury of leaving her at home! If you aren't pleasant, you're not coming. That's not an option for you just yet, but for the next few years, you may want to simplify vacations. Go to the beach or a lake house where everyone can kind of do their own thing at their own pace and you can insist on a few mandatory family events. That is much easier to manage than a European vacation. [/quote]
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