Where to start? She's a nightmare at the moment. So argumentative and everything is a problem. She's lazy, every morning this house is like a battleground. She doesn't seem to care that if she doesn't get her arse into gear she's going to be late for school. Quote: "I know the way there, you go on ahead." (With DS's.) The point she's missing is that she has to be there at a certain time, and more importantly I have a legal obligation to get her there on time. She really causes problems in the house.
She had some emotional/psycological (sp) problems a while ago, with thoughts of self harm and very low moods, tearfulness etc. Our G.P. set up a referral to a therapist whom we went to meet 2 weeks ago. This morning DD was supposed to have the second appointment and completely refused to go. Started crying screaming etc. It seemed to be making the situation worse, and short of carrying her into the clinic, I can't make her go. So I've had to phone them and make my apologies. She does seem to be better in herself as far as these problems go, so perhaps this therapy isn't the way forward.
It's all the other stuff though, the moods, temper, argumentativeness, finding fault with her brothers when really they've done nothing wrong. I feel sorry for them, they're listening to it all the time.
Put her with her friends though and it's a different girl, sunny, cheerful, all sweetness and light.
She is under a lot of pressure at school (SATS ) so that may account for a lot of it.
Sigh... I hope she's normal. Can anyone else relate to this? My Mum reckons it's all hormonal and she'll be better once her periods start. That could be another couple of years though!!