I need a rant! My two teenager daughters are 14 and 15 and seem to court drama at every opportunity.
Some examples, the 14 year old went around bad mouthing at school one of the 'hard' girls then come home crying and seeming hard done to when she's saying she is going to hit her for what she said. I have had countless conversations about if you haven't got anything nice to say don't say anything at all and that if you go around being nasty people aren't just going to take it so what do you expect to happen! It just doesn't seem to sink in. She seemed to revel in the fact that school had called me about it.
The 14 year old also runs to a particular teacher about every little thing at school and also lies. Recently my daughter knew I had a routine hospital appointment but told the teacher I had cancer, in a wheelchair and was going to die! Not a week goes by where the school aren't ringing me about some drama, I find it so embarrassing.
The oldest lies constantly about big and small things. Such as saying we have a private chef and she has a mini fridge in her room to telling people she is out somewhere when she isn't to even saying her Dad had died!
When I talk to them about the lies they just stare blankly at me and the best i get is an I don't know why I said it or more lies that they never actually said these things. Even when I have their text messages in front of me showing the lies!
There is constant falling out with friends and drama and I am honestly just sick to my back teeth of it all.
I have a 13 year old too and she is no bother at all. She has told me that her sisters have a reputation at school for being liars.
I don't understand it at all. They have a good life, everything they need, nice clothes nice trips out allowed sleepovers all the usual stuff. I always actively try and show an interest in them and spend time with them but they don't seem that keen. Not sure what else I can do. They are on the waiting list for counselling, maybe that will help. I am just so worried that none of this is normal and worry what they will turn out like!
Thank you for reading.