Frustrated with teen
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Frustrated with teen
| Sat, 02-24-2007 - 3:50pm |
Just venting a little bit...this teen behavior with my DD15 can be hard to take sometimes. We just returned from a family vacation, where she spent a good deal of time on her cell phone talking to her friends back home. Tonight she is going to a surprise birthday party for her boyfriend, which is being held at another girl's house. My DD is sort of co-hosting it. The other girl's parents are very nice and at least as strict as we are. I asked my DD "What kind of supervision will there be at this party tonight?". She acted very put-out that I would ask such a question. When I said it was my job, she said that I need to give her "a little space." So, asking one question about supervision is not giving enough space to a 15-year-old?? After talking to me for approximately 30 seconds, she then got back on her cell phone to talk to the same people she will be seeing tonight. Yikes! I know this is not a big problem in the larger scheme of things, but it can really get on one's nerves!

Although I wouldn't expect many heart-to-hearts during this very social stage of her life (gosh they don't know how good they have it) asking a question and then getting your head bit off is unacceptable. My dd does it with her dad on occasion who then proceeds to remind her that she still relies on his permission and money and that when his good will runs out so will those things.
She'll huff and puff but it gets the message across.
Thankfully we don't have the same issue but I can tell when I'm asking "too many questions" because she gets short with me.