Guilty of being smug

[wishitwas]

Hands up, I've been that parent. I was quietly smug about how great my teen DD is. How she doesn't get moody, is happy and open etc...

Well, how quickly that can change. She's on her period this week, granted, but she's been awful today and yesterday. Moody, stropy, just wants to lie in bed all day looking at her phone. Gets the hump when asked to do anything at all, including spending any time with the dog which she begged for 18 months ago. She has a boy interested in her now and since she's started chatting to him she's so different.

Know we all deserve off days so I'm trying to be patient but also bloody sick of being the only mug to bother with the dog, let alone everything else that needs doing. I have said we can rehome the dog if she isn't bothered but nothing changes.

Anyway, I just needed to rant to someone before I go full mental on her 😜

She’s allowed to have a rough period - give her a break. DD is also having a bad period this week and happens to have an 18 month old dog of her own too. She’s not herself - very tired and has spent a lot more time in bed than usual but I know that it’s only temporary. You are massively overreacting OP. She’s having a few ‘off’ days and you’re already threatening to rehome the dog?

Sorry, I wasn't clear. The dog issue is almost separate. It's become solely my job and I'm just a bit sick of it. Yes, I know it's what you should expect when agreeing to it but I don't have a minute to myself while she lies in bed all day looking at tik tok. Petty as that sounds, think I'm entitled to be a bit annoyed. Just asked her to take him out for a poo. Slammed the door on the way out, went for 5 mins and was back, slamming the door again. Then left him downstairs barking while she went back to her room. If I could take to my bed during my period I would so maybe I'm just envious

My DD has very rough days with her period - as I did in the earlier years. I tend to leave her to it with a hot water bottle and painkillers and a bit of TLC - drink or snack and let her moulder in bed.

As you say the dog is a different issue.