It was bound to happen sooner or later. I was warned.
The words were shouted from the shower, heard over the falling water, where she assumed she would be safe. If she had locked the bathroom door she would have avoided my pulling open of the shower curtain all “Psycho”-like, leading to her blood-curdling scream.
At that point I couldn’t even remember what she hated me FOR. 13-year old girls can hate their mothers for so many reasons.
I called her father, my ex-husband and said, “I just got my first ‘I hate you.’” He laughed, not unsympathetically and said, “Uh oh, what happened now?”
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If I could give one bit of advice, it would be to not allow your daughters (or sons for that matter) to be disrespectful. I have a 22 year old son and he was generally a really good kid in his teenage years, but if he started making cruel comments to my husband and I, we put him in his place straight away. Do not try to be your children's friend. That is not your job. You do not have to put up with cruel, negative comments. I am amazed at what some children/teenagers say to their parents and get away with. I work with children 0-15, currently as an agency nanny and I will sometimes pull a child up if they say something terrible to their parents. Sometimes it is the only time they are told that their behaviour/words are not acceptable. As a result of setting clear guidelines, my son is now a great friend.
I needed to read this today!! My heart broke a little yesterday when my 13yr old gave me a glare and told me i was just gross because i sang along to one of her fav songs. Coupla hrs later she snuggled up to me n said i really love u mum. Gahhhh the rollercoaster has begun!!!