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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We would be enjoying a nice dinner at home or a nice walk when DD 15 would suddenly make the snippiest, most hostile comment, always directed at me. Almost always out of the blue, not because she’s not allowed to do anything or anything bad or hurtful or disappointing happened to her. Literally the whole family would be having fun and she would say the most hurtful or disrespectful thing targeted at me. Formerly a sweet kid until around a year ago. I don’t think anything negative is happening in her life. She has a small group of girlfriends, all good kids, who seem very supportive. DD is not big into social media and she’s not being bullied. If I calmly ask what was that, where did that come from, she would launch into me.

I never raise my voice but even just asking “why did you say that? That’s not the nicest thing to say, is it?” would trigger a nuclear war. If I ignore it, it would normalize that this is acceptable. Is this normal and how should I handle? [/quote]

Laugh at her and move on. She can look in a mirror if she's looking for something to criticize.[/quote]

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