learn how to get along with my teenaged DD

So she’s going to be 16, and we have good times, and then we have bad times…we’re still working on our relationship, but it’s still a lot better than my mom’s and my relationship when I was that age.

her hair thinned yesterday and had a makeup lesson, so she’s like a different child today. She’s so gorgeous; I wish she’d take care of herself a little more. Ah, but that’s a tomboy…..

Anyway – she kept pinching me for St. Pat’s yesterday – it was driving me crazy.

in Chicago with my daughter, my mother (yes, we made up) and my youngest sister….

Surprisingly, no crap was said to hurt…and everyone tolerated each other…including my daughter….

Seemed to be good all around…except while waiting for my sister to come out of her work’s garage, some dude knocked on my window and smiled at me to roll it down – I thought – ok, at first – but then didn’t and looked away….

Then I thought – ok – this could be someone from the Net (since my license plate echoes my nickname) or it could be a creepy carjacker…..so if it was you? I’m sorry!

:-)

I’m on her A list….we bought her a cell phone (Uncle E convinced me!!), and hubby brought home a used mini-tower to put in her room. We told her that both of these presents required trust from her, and she was actually decent about it. She thanked us immensely the entire day and was patient while we set up monitoring software….

I think she’s turned the corner a little bit….but I don’t know if she’ll go through another phase in high school….which I have until next year to find out about….

since we gave her a cell phone and a limited computer for her room (only to do homework on – no internet).....was very human in thanking us and being nice….

What a nice Christmas present for me….

she was attacked at school by her stalker – I feel like she’s the target in single white female – chick took her purse full of three locks and whapped her over the head with it. The school is now “investigating,” although I give them until Tuesday when I file assault charges with the police.

Had hubby get her out of school and bring her up to my school where she helped me set up for our final project night. We got a long very well then – and she stayed up late the night before her last day at school to talk and hang out.

I am hoping she’s transitioning to the adult brain functioning part of her life! :-)

she’s at it again. She just can’t keep her hands off her little brothers. Granted, they are pests and antagonize her to no end, but I wish she’d get over this anger management issue.

she asked me to take over the troop after a year’s hiatus because they aren’t doing “anything.” I hope she doesn’t get mad when I show the girls the Silver Award – she says she wants to do it, but she won’t call anyone or talk to anyone and arrange things. I’m so opposite her – she’s so introverted. I don’t know how to show her how to be outgoing and bubbly. It’s a struggle, but I hope this might bring us closer together. I have just been ignoring her mumblings under her breath – and it works most of the time.

she’s been rather loving and human the past week.

Still a teenager, but getting much better. She’s even rational and can be reasoned with! She’s studying on her own, growing up…..hey, maybe I like her again! :-)

left the house Friday night after leaving a message on my cell phone, but no one was home for my 3rd grader, so he was all by himself until I found out…..instead of yelling and screaming at her about her irresponsibility, and her disregard for the 24 hours planned in advance rule, hubby picked her up from friend’s house that she had the mom drive her to, and ignored her the whole way home. She kept asking what was going to happen, etc…. and we didn’t discuss it for an entire day. She thought she was absolved on Saturday, but then we came home from the wedding and told her that she would have to spend an hour in the basement cleaning up the floor, and she would have to fold all the towels in the basket. At least we didn’t get into a big rigamorole about the issue – I hope she does learn from this…..