Does your 15 year old dd cry a lot

[MarciaMarciaMarcia]

I know my daughter has had a lot to deal with this year. We were supposed to move to a new country last August, but due to Covid, we were unable to and have spent the last 9 months in limbo (sold most of our stuff, said goodbye to friends...l
And 2 of her best friends moved, so her main social group of 4 is now 2.
We live overseas and dh and I are from different continents, so we go to our respective homes every other summer. Obviously we couldn't last summer and this year is looking pretty unlikely, so she won't see gps or cousins for a while. My dad was just diagnosed with cancer and I can't imagine telling her. It will send her over the edge and she is already pretty fragile.
But, she cries all the time. I don't know if it is normal hormones, trying to deal with a whole lot of stuff, or something I should be worried about.
Would love to hear about other 15 year olds.she will be crying and then laughing 2 minutes later. How normal is this? Thank you.

Teens can be very up and down - does she actually seem depressed or is it sudden bursts of emotion.

The former is the one to worry about,

It does sound like she's had quite a bit to cope with, my 15yo dd doesn't cry very much tbh, maybe a couple of times a month...

If she's crying every day I would be concerned.

What does she cry about? I have two teenage boys and I've never seen them cry. I would be shocked and upset if I saw them cry. But then when I was a teenage girl I cried on a weekly basis and my mum didn't know. But I was pretty unhappy, bullied and my home life wasn't great.

I've just remembered 'boys don't cry' so I wonder if my two ever do or ever want to but feel they 'cant' as boys. Remembering that I cried a lot but mum wouldn't have known has inspired me to speak to them about their feelings. Thanks for asking the question, OP.

I actually was desperately unhappy though, so I don't think it's normal.

Thanks for the replies. She often doesn't know why she is crying and I would classify it as bursts of emotion, not depression. Based in the above replies, I would guess it was fairly normal.

My 15 year old doesn’t, she’s pretty well balanced though compared to how some of her friends are, it does sound like your daughter has had a lot going on in her life though

My daughter cries quite a lot. She can have periods of being ok and then cry every few days. She used to be angry all the time. Now she’s ok and tells me everything and cries and then is ok again. I definitely think some are more prone to tears than others....Better to let it out, talk about it, have a hug and also make sure food regular and lots of sleep and good diet - think that can help x