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13 year old daughter is a pain

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Poppysu · 19/11/2024 14:37

My 13 year old is horrible to me and takes the piss out of me all the time I'm absolutely sick of her behaviour which is has caused problems with me and DH now. Bad attitude every single day, jumping on the defence, if I ask her to take her clean laundry upstairs and tidy her room.

This morning she was awful I did lose my temper she was sat downstairs in her pajamas at 8 am and she said I'm not going to school today all because it had snowed the night before and was clever with me saying "dad said I could have the day off". I rang the school and offered course it was open and I told her she had to go which resulted into screaming and crying and yet she comes to me every time she has arranged to go shopping and cinema with her friends for money, which she has planned this weekend but the purse is staying shut.

She wasn't happy when her friends were going to London trip with school next spring and she wasn't going she wanted to skip school for a few days and I said no I don't think school would be ok with that, and because I said no not this year (she went the year before) bare in mind I have 3 little ones too she said "well it's not your money, it would of been dad's" also her grandma has just flown her to New York to visit family. I don't like her at all lately and she is making me miserable is anyone else going through this so I don't feel less alone

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MixedBananas · 21/04/2025 04:27

She sounds pretty brattish and spoilt.
Money every weekend with her friends. Huh huh no wonder she is that way.

I would never be handing out money like that. She needs to learn the value if things and that budgting exists shopping is not a given every weekend! Aaaaaand soending that amount if time with friends will have a negative affects sorry just the way.

Prevention is better then cure. Start off on the right foot.
Personally I wouldn't be handing out mineybpike free candy. At 13 money should be earned with chores. Ironing, vacuum the whope house, mop, dusting, etc etc etc. And the amount is set. Ironing the wash is £set amount, vacuuming the house Is a set amount etc.

I didn't do school trips unless it was part of the lesson plan such as a science trip or English trip that's it. If money is tight and your have said no then your not being unfair or unreasonable. Dint let your daughter take control. And get DH on side. You need to have a united front.

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