Just turned 12 and is very hard work. I get that she wants to be her own person but she is quite extreme.
She dosn't want to join in any family activities...not even tv watching with us . If i try to limit screens there ate tantrums and actually she needs her phone to do school work.
She just seems to reject me as an inflience and role model ..normal as her peers are her main influence but i think she is making a point about me as she is very critical of who i am.
I love art and paint a lot but she has decided she hates it and wont do anything creative ( fine but i suspect it is as i like it and shes rebelling.)
She even supports an opposing political party .....again fine but she has said its because who i vote for is weird.
Yes...i get called weird a lot.
Every request is turned into an argument. She says she wants to be a vet but she dosn't work very hard at school so not sure how she will achieve this although i am proud.
She moans about our " embarassing " house but makes a mess herself.
I suspect she may have oppositional defiant disorder or something.
Her step sister idolises her mum and models herself round her but her mum had described step sister as very " compliant."
I have not voiced this comparison to dd but gosh life would be easier if she wasnt so oppositional.