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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 74155" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I actively disliked my daughter from ages 13-16. There was nothing lovable about her -- she was mean, lied, stole, cut school, had temper tantrums, was violent. It reached the point where I had no choice but to send her to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). There was some improvement, but not a lot when she returned.</p><p></p><p>At 18, she was slightly more human but not much. At 20, she is turning into a person I truly like! I am proud to call her my friend, something I never did when she was younger -- I firmly believe that kids needs parents, not friends when they are younger. At 16, I envisioned loving her always but doubted I would ever truly like her as a person. I am so glad I was wrong!</p><p></p><p>She's not perfect and she can be downright nasty at times but so can I. I still want to run away when she's PMSing or is hungry or tired. She still has a tremendous sense of entitlement but I'm beginning to think that's a generational thing. I see it in so many kids and so many complaints from parents. AND I TRULY HATE THAT!</p><p></p><p>So, yes, they can become likable. It may take a small miracle but some of our kids do become human, someone to be proud of, someone to be grateful for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 74155, member: 3626"] I actively disliked my daughter from ages 13-16. There was nothing lovable about her -- she was mean, lied, stole, cut school, had temper tantrums, was violent. It reached the point where I had no choice but to send her to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). There was some improvement, but not a lot when she returned. At 18, she was slightly more human but not much. At 20, she is turning into a person I truly like! I am proud to call her my friend, something I never did when she was younger -- I firmly believe that kids needs parents, not friends when they are younger. At 16, I envisioned loving her always but doubted I would ever truly like her as a person. I am so glad I was wrong! She's not perfect and she can be downright nasty at times but so can I. I still want to run away when she's PMSing or is hungry or tired. She still has a tremendous sense of entitlement but I'm beginning to think that's a generational thing. I see it in so many kids and so many complaints from parents. AND I TRULY HATE THAT! So, yes, they can become likable. It may take a small miracle but some of our kids do become human, someone to be proud of, someone to be grateful for. [/QUOTE]
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