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Not a fan of the boyfriend stage!

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Compatibledamage · 25/02/2025 14:10

DD15 has a boyfriend from school and she has completely changed as a person.
her attitude is appalling, she demands things and back chats, she’s become very rude and judgemental towards me too.
i haven’t met her boyfriend yet but he’s filling her head with future plans and as she’s very naive and easy to mislead she believes everything he has told her.
he is her second boyfriend, her first boyfriend went the same way and they split on bad terms. It was a relief as she finally went back to being herself again. Now we’re on boyfriend 2 and I feel her slipping back into those ways.
I know she’s growing up and she will have boyfriends ans her own life, it’s not about the fact she’s not a young child anymore, I’m just really not enjoying this stage and the stress that comes with it from her behaviour and losing interest in her education.
Does it get easier?

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Travelban · 25/02/2025 14:46

I also have a 15 year old dating and 3 older teens and my advice is:
Invite thr boyfriend round. What do they do? You need to know where they are/what they do
You need to make sure they don't see each other excessively and she does have time for homeworo/friends/hobbies
Communicate with the parents to ensure alignment. I like to meet the mum face to face. Dds have hated this but I don't care snd they got used to it. Some are more receptive than others
My dds have been generally the same or happier in a relationship but they have generally been fairly positive ones.
So I would be concerned that the moldiness is due to being in a situation she is uncomfortable with.

TinyMouseTheatre · 26/02/2025 21:16

moldiness?

Sport just realise chat this might be a typo for moodiness?

Travelban · 26/02/2025 21:30

TinyMouseTheatre · 26/02/2025 21:16

moldiness?

Sport just realise chat this might be a typo for moodiness?

Yes it was a typo for moodiness....hope the rest of my post made sense though 😆

TinyMouseTheatre · 27/02/2025 08:10

Seems like you set a trend Grin

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