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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So as a mom of 18 y.o. and 16 y.o. DDs, and having seen my friends' DDs grow up, I want to start with that teen girls have very different verbal skills.  My 18 y.o. is verbally gifted, and especially around 15 or so, her mouth was so weaponized it was hell to be around her.   My 16 y.o. is more of a STEM kid and just doesn't fight mean like that.

So I'm just saying to the PPs who have kids who would never dream of verbal sass, please stand down and give OP a little compassion.  I know you think it's your superior parenting that has produced DDs who won't dare say anything mean to you, and for some of you it may be true, but for others of you, it's your kid's personality, not your parenting.

OP, don't model what you don't want to get back.  I've never called my 18 y.o. a B**** and I'm glad.  She still can be hard but nothing like a few years ago.  The change in them as they mature is amazing.

So for now, walk away or let it wash over you.  I can remember fuming away in the garage thinking, "I can do this for 5 more years. Then she'll be gone"  Now I'm down to 9 months before college and I can see that I TOO will be one of those weepy moms as my kid heads off into the sunset.  I never would think that it would be possible for me to feel anything but "Thank G-d she's not MY roommate anymore!"[/quote]

This.

I have sons. One is verbally "advanced" and the other isn't. Same parents, same upbringing, same set of expectations. They express themselves very very differently.[/quote]

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