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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of poor decisions here on your part.  At 13, she shouldn’t have concealer, a phone, or go to a school that you need to leave at 6 am to drive there.  No school is worth that.

Adjust all these things and it will improve [/quote]
OP, there are a lot of screen time restrictions and it’s really just for texting or music. The concealer was her own purchase; she’s not wearing crazy amounts of makeup, it’s just the concealer. I also wore concealer at that age due to acne, as does she. It’s a sensitive age.

As for the school, that’s not up for discussion. Our local public is really underfunded and poorly run, and so we go to a private that she LOVES and feels is worth the early leaving time. [/quote]

I would suggest that you say something to her like "I know it's hard to figure out things like concealer the first time. How about you practice after school a few times (and if you want help or coaching I can help) and then you'll know how to do it really fast in the morning.

I would also give everything else up.  I mean, she can't be rude, she has to put th phone away in the car if that's the rule, but the rolling of the eyes, the huffing and shoulder rolling and... all the things?  par for the course, I remember (I'm 60 now!) doing them when I was a kid, you probably do, too, and I'd just let it all gooooooo....  TRY not to allow her mood to ruin your mood. That's hard, I know.  So I'd have a few hard and fast rules (no phones in car, we take turns listening to music we want, and I'd help her figure out how to practice new things like concealer, mascara (in a few years), wearing nylons - omigod I'm old, I just called them nylons, yes, mine came from a L'eggs egg when I was 13!), etc and help her get that mornings are NOT for new things. 
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