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DD has been in her room all summer holiday. What do I do?

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confusedmango · 26/07/2025 13:32

My DD has not left her room the entire summer holiday. She is a teenager and has only come out to use the bathroom and things of that sort but apart from that she won’t come out. I’m starting to get worried as she doesn’t seem to be interested in her friends or her family. I’ve said to her I’ll take her on a day out somewhere but she has just screamed at me to get out. DS seems to be fine and goes out with his friends almost everyday but DD refuses to.
anyone going through something similar or have any ideas on what to do?

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xanthomelana · 28/07/2025 07:17

birdglasspen · 27/07/2025 17:35

Is there anywhere out side Englishshire?! We’ve been suffering summer holiday hell since the end of June. Ireland maybe longer! …and all those other countries around the world where you could be potentially posting from🤣

I’m done at Englishire 😂 as someone from Wales who has the same holidays as Englishire I promise I’m not this ignorant to the holidays starting earlier in Scotland and Ireland.

vickylou78 · 28/07/2025 11:10

confusedmango · 26/07/2025 13:32

My DD has not left her room the entire summer holiday. She is a teenager and has only come out to use the bathroom and things of that sort but apart from that she won’t come out. I’m starting to get worried as she doesn’t seem to be interested in her friends or her family. I’ve said to her I’ll take her on a day out somewhere but she has just screamed at me to get out. DS seems to be fine and goes out with his friends almost everyday but DD refuses to.
anyone going through something similar or have any ideas on what to do?

What do you mean entire summer holidays, only started like 3 days ago!

twistyizzy · 28/07/2025 11:15

vickylou78 · 28/07/2025 11:10

What do you mean entire summer holidays, only started like 3 days ago!

FFS read the thread! They are in Scotland therefore it's nearly back to school

vickylou78 · 28/07/2025 11:23

twistyizzy · 28/07/2025 11:15

FFS read the thread! They are in Scotland therefore it's nearly back to school

Maybe if the Op mentioned that in her post that may have helped!

KingfisherAmmonite · 28/07/2025 11:26

vickylou78 · 28/07/2025 11:23

Maybe if the Op mentioned that in her post that may have helped!

Do you not live in the UK yourself? You don't seem to know about UK school holidays.

twistyizzy · 28/07/2025 11:41

vickylou78 · 28/07/2025 11:23

Maybe if the Op mentioned that in her post that may have helped!

They did. In first page, about 5 comments down!

liveforsummer · 28/07/2025 14:09

Zov · 27/07/2025 16:58

It's still not ALL of the summer holiday is it?

Have this back >>> 🙄

Well it’s all of the summer holiday so far - which is a substantial amount.

Harry12345 · 28/07/2025 14:11

vickylou78 · 28/07/2025 11:23

Maybe if the Op mentioned that in her post that may have helped!

Most people know that summer holidays are not the same in every country

user1476613140 · 28/07/2025 14:25

vickylou78 · 28/07/2025 11:10

What do you mean entire summer holidays, only started like 3 days ago!

For many it has been at least three weeks and we are on countdown to school returning...

vickylou78 · 28/07/2025 19:58

KingfisherAmmonite · 28/07/2025 11:26

Do you not live in the UK yourself? You don't seem to know about UK school holidays.

I'm in the UK but my kids didn't break up for summer until the 23rd July. Apologies forgot about Scotland having different hols

liveforsummer · 31/07/2025 08:39

user1476613140 · 28/07/2025 14:25

For many it has been at least three weeks and we are on countdown to school returning...

We only have a week and a bit left 😭

Allthatshines1992 · 30/09/2025 14:38

When you say screaming at you to you mean just replying from another room or actually screaming? Exaggeration of people's responses can misrepresent the situation and how severe the issue or non-issue really is. Have you tried just asking her why she's not coming out?

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