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[quote=Anonymous]My DD calls me pathetic, boring, stupid, etc.

She wants drama. With friends, with us, boyfriends, whatever. We don’t engage. DH & I are boring. We work, we like to cook, read, take walks, do little home projects - but honestly the majority of our time is caring for our teens, supporting their activities, going to their performances, grocery shopping/cooking, planning vacations, college visits, etc.

When she tries to start drama, we say something of the lines like “we don’t talk to each other like that”, “I’ll give you some space until you can discuss things calmly” etc.

She has said she wishes we would tell back/yell at her, so she can be mad at us. It’s a little weird. DH & I grew up with yellers so that is not us as parents or as people. We value calm, rational discussion- which a kid doesn’t always want, I think she would prefer what I grew up with - friction, slammed doors, getting yelled at for accidents & small mistakes. I’ll never be a parent like that. 
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