This patient support community is for discussions relating to the challenges of parenting
teens (age 12-17), including physical, emotional, and cognitive development, handling peer pressure, activities & sports, choosing a college, and relationships.
Taking bids on my 14 yr old! She cooks, she cleans, she runs off at the mouth... bid starts at $10.01
Oh, and she does her own laundry. (I guess I shoud mention, she'll take our laundry out of the wash so that she can do her own, lol! Drives me crazy!)
Surely you know how rocky those teen years can be? How the emotions can be so up and down. Even the best teenager in the world can get in those moods. My oldest son was pretty good but there were a few years there where he was really testing us. My daughter even more so. She's more strong willed though than my son, so she would fight us on everything. The older they get, the better, I've discovered. My oldest is now in college and a great kid. My daughter still fights us on some things but has simmered down some now too. Each kid is different but they all usually test and challenge us at some point in their teen years. If yours hasn't yet, she will.
Best wishes.