My daughter came home and told me her friend dumped her because she’s too bossy and I opened my big stupid mouth and said something like “well your other friends have also said they felt you were bossing them around, so what’s going on that everyone still feels this way?” And she ran down the hall screaming “HOW DARE I TRY TO TALK TO YOU AND EXPECT YOU TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER YOU DONT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!”
Then she locked me out of her room (she’s 10)
Sorry but what is the universe on today? For real though.
I teach high school and I recommend this to all the parents of girls aged 11 to 17!!
It is a really accessible, fantastic explanation of what is actually happening in the teenage brain, how to deal with it gracefully, and if there is cause for concern. It really changed my relationship with my daughter for the better.
@GinevraCat thank you, seriously. Sometimes I understand my daughter because we're very similar, and sometimes I feel completely blindsided by her. She is so emotional these days and every other day she is friends then ex-friends, then friends again with her social group and it's all very bewildering.
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