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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 166727" data-attributes="member: 831"><p>So right. </p><p> </p><p>I have to remind myself that Daughter is only 16 turning 17 in August. I also have to remember she is not me. She also doesn't have the same life experiences I had when I was her age, and I didn't have hers. </p><p> </p><p>I think of myself at her age. The major difference is that I worked and made my own money. Plus, I lived with a raging alcoholic father. I provided daughter with the stability that I so desperately craved at her age. I got my driver's license on my 16th birthday and never had to be pushed to get things done. Daughter can be so lazy. I also didn't threaten to <em><u>stab </u></em>my Mother.</p><p> </p><p>Yet I was very disrespectful to my Mother, the darling little easy child <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />that I was, and said some very hurtful things to her. Once even insulting her right in front of family we hadn't seen in years, when I was 19. Very unkind things that would hurt a Mommy's heart. </p><p> </p><p>I have to admit, overall, Daughter is a good kid. She stays out of trouble and would never dream of using the F word at me. A definite a line in my world. Still, some of her antics...ugh!! My heart still pounds, and I am filled with dread, when I get a phone call at work from her. </p><p> </p><p>I know that, officially, I don't qualify for this forum, but I seem to be drawn to it, and find encouragement in coming here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 166727, member: 831"] So right. I have to remind myself that Daughter is only 16 turning 17 in August. I also have to remember she is not me. She also doesn't have the same life experiences I had when I was her age, and I didn't have hers. I think of myself at her age. The major difference is that I worked and made my own money. Plus, I lived with a raging alcoholic father. I provided daughter with the stability that I so desperately craved at her age. I got my driver's license on my 16th birthday and never had to be pushed to get things done. Daughter can be so lazy. I also didn't threaten to [I][U]stab [/U][/I]my Mother. Yet I was very disrespectful to my Mother, the darling little easy child :rolleye:that I was, and said some very hurtful things to her. Once even insulting her right in front of family we hadn't seen in years, when I was 19. Very unkind things that would hurt a Mommy's heart. I have to admit, overall, Daughter is a good kid. She stays out of trouble and would never dream of using the F word at me. A definite a line in my world. Still, some of her antics...ugh!! My heart still pounds, and I am filled with dread, when I get a phone call at work from her. I know that, officially, I don't qualify for this forum, but I seem to be drawn to it, and find encouragement in coming here. [/QUOTE]
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