Hello,
I've posted here before about my DD (19 now!). I just want some sane reassurance. I'm a single parent to twins, 19. I've also had my self-assurance knocked by dx of cancer leading to loss of sight in 1 eye.
It seems like it requires the hide of a rhino to parent teens and I have the opposite plus I am never quite sure how to 'do' parenting... Today she appeared from her pit at 2pm asking to be taken to the nearest large town (40 mins away) to buy herself some summer clothes. This is my day off this week and I have both leisure and chores planned. And its 30c here. So I said no but offered to take her to nearest Tesco and New Look shopping precinct. Now doors are slamming and she's sulking up a storm. Her moods really swing depending on sleep and work schedule. She's sulking too because her mates are off to Glastonbury (she decided not to go this year).
I feel like a horrible mum. The sulking hurts me. I worry I'm mean and then it spirals into fears that we won't be close ( she goes to uni soon) and I should take every opportunity to spend time with her. In other areas of my life I am strong and effective!! But I feel my daughter takes me for granted and is blooming slack around the house. I really admire those no nonsense mums who just crack on with it and have great relationships with their kids.
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toomanycatsonthebed · 19/06/2017 15:02
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