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Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

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[AUTO]sr74wkcnvphvr · 15/07/2020 22:49

Hello all,
I am in need of desperate help/advice on my 15 year old daughter. She is our only child, we made the move to England from Cyprus when she was 7-I am Turkish my dh is British, dd is more British than she is Turkish so no adaptation issues/other barriers when we moved here. She made lots of new friends we eventually became friends with her friends' families, she always has been very sociable and loving child until hitting the teen years, she goes to all girls school in Year 10 almost 11- she had a wide friendship group in year 7-8 then as you all know girls can be all drama sometimes especially in all girls school year 9 her group became smaller or mixing up with other groups etc then the boys came in the picture, since end of Year 9/beginning of y10 they started mixing up with boys she made good boy friends! And now she decides boys are better friends than girls, girls are two faced but boys are honest etc she always wanted to have one bestie but girls can change hearts very quickly unlike my dd she has very high standards in friendships and she can't forgive even one wrongdoing. I must say she is much mature emotionally compared to her age group so maybe she sassed it out but I keep telling her how invaluable is girl-friendship bit she doesn't want to listen and says she found her best friends- who are boys! She still has girl friends to hang out with, she js liked by her peers but she chooses her boy friends even taking them to nail bar next week to accompany her!!! Sorry for the long post- do I need to worry? She says to me she can't wait to start university where she believes that she will find her best girl friends there

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LouiseTrees · 15/07/2020 22:51

She’s probably right and I wouldn’t worry.

GreenTulips · 15/07/2020 22:51

I don’t see a problem

Boys tend to make better friends, they say it how it is without a hidden agenda and more likely to look after her.

MustDust · 15/07/2020 22:52

Honestly, I was the same, teenage girls annoyed me so I hung out with the boys a lot of them time, much less drama. I wasn't dating any of them, just had a better, more honest friendship with them. My teenage ds hangs out with the girls as a lot of the boys annoy him. If she's happy and gets on well with the girls too I wouldn't worry.

[AUTO]sr74wkcnvphvr · 15/07/2020 23:03

This is exactly what she tells me that the boys are much easier to get on, they don't judge and she can be more herself with them than being around with the girls! She isn't dating any of them- they are not her type as she puts itSmile but she trusts them with her life Confused feel much better already ladies thank you so much! I was a member here when she was younger to get some advice etc I haven't thought that I would be here again! Thank you so much for your comments

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AlexaShutUp · 15/07/2020 23:08

I have a dd of the same age. She has close friends who are both girls and boys. Ultimately, it's more important to me that they are nice, supportive friends than a particular gender. I'd stop worrying if I were you!

[AUTO]sr74wkcnvphvr · 15/07/2020 23:11

@AlexaShutUp

I have a dd of the same age. She has close friends who are both girls and boys. Ultimately, it's more important to me that they are nice, supportive friends than a particular gender. I'd stop worrying if I were you!
Thank you, I guess you are right!
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