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Troubles with teenage daughter

My 17 year old teenager is difficult and wants to quarrel all the time. She makes me unhappy, my 9 year old son in tears and my 2 lapdogs aggressive. Please advice. Her father is bipolar. She was tested, but is not bipolar. However the psychologist did say that she thinks she is my mother and that troubles him. This has been going on for 2 years. I have been divorced for 3 years from my 2nd husband, not her father. Both men were demanding, controlling and aggressive.

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The majority of parent_teenager problems stems from the fact that both don't want to listen to the problem & both have the answers.,Start by asking her, what does she expects from you. Don't defend yourself, don't try to correct her, don't find fault with the way she thinks...
next...find the one thing that you can CHANGE in YOURSELF. If she says 100 things bad [ it does not matter if you thing she is wrong], pick ONE problem she has with you.then change it, stop doing it, don't do it any more. Take one day at a time, one problem at a time. Don't expect anything from her...she will see the change in you....get back to me if you want more advise.

 

She has told me several times that she does not want me to read nor play games, gardening, playing with the dogs, visiting my friends - things I enjoy doing.  She wants me to watch movies with her, she wants to spend time with me and wants us to do things together like going to clubs, playing cards with her and her friends (which is not my place I feel), teaching her to drive.  She can drive, but is still battling with the parking.  It just seems she is unsatisfied with everything and appreciates nothing.  I did not want internet or a laptop, she wanted it, I bought it after several heated arguments and she got it and she still is not happy.  She wants me to cook her breakfast, lunch and dinner, I only do dinners.  Then she goes and tells everyone that there is no food.  There is food, she just does not want to make it – sandwiches, cereals, etc).  I just want peace in my house and to relax weekends.  I do not want to have to entertain her or keep her busy.  We live in a small town, her father lives in the city.  I am always there for my kids for a nice chat.  Her father works a lot and is seldom home, when she goes to visit him she demands that I go with.  She is in a private boarding school in a town nearby me.  She complains she is alone at her father’s house and she also feels lonely during the day at my house when I work.  I have asked her to help me with the cooking and house cleaning, but she does not want to. She is coming home tomorrow and I will try your advice

The psychiatrist did say that our mother daughter role is reversed.  She has the mother role.  How do I fix this?  The psychiatrist lives to far to ask.

Both yourself and your daughter need to receive counseling. Teenage is really tough with some people but with some education and guidance it can be dealt with quite well.

Good luck

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