Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
easy child wants to leave
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 18416" data-attributes="member: 831"><p>Sounds a lot like my 15 yo. She does her own laundry now after giving me an attitude about it. </p><p></p><p>I know that when Daughter is feeling very anxious she gets very, VERY, whiney, and critical, of me, our home, and her life in general. I do try to talk to her about whats going on, but when she's like that she always responds, "Nothing's going on! Why do you ALWAYS ask me that??" Many times she calms down, comes back later, and then tells me what has her in such a tizzy.</p><p></p><p>Don't let it get to you. Unfortunately, this is much more about him, than you, and your parenting skills. Living with a difficult child and, heck, just being a teen, can be stressful and most teens do not have the maturity to express those feelings of frustration in a articulate, non-hurtful way. So, poor ole Mom gets the brunt. </p><p></p><p>It can be really hard when you don't ever get a break. My difficult children are with me most of the time. When husband is not working, he does make an effort to give me a break and take them somewhere. I sometimes will miss a fun activity because I simply want a bit of peace and quiet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 18416, member: 831"] Sounds a lot like my 15 yo. She does her own laundry now after giving me an attitude about it. I know that when Daughter is feeling very anxious she gets very, VERY, whiney, and critical, of me, our home, and her life in general. I do try to talk to her about whats going on, but when she's like that she always responds, "Nothing's going on! Why do you ALWAYS ask me that??" Many times she calms down, comes back later, and then tells me what has her in such a tizzy. Don't let it get to you. Unfortunately, this is much more about him, than you, and your parenting skills. Living with a difficult child and, heck, just being a teen, can be stressful and most teens do not have the maturity to express those feelings of frustration in a articulate, non-hurtful way. So, poor ole Mom gets the brunt. It can be really hard when you don't ever get a break. My difficult children are with me most of the time. When husband is not working, he does make an effort to give me a break and take them somewhere. I sometimes will miss a fun activity because I simply want a bit of peace and quiet. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
easy child wants to leave
Top