My Life with a Moody Pre-Teen
28 Apr
Anyone who knows me well, knows my oldest daughter and I frequently clash. She is blessed with my husband’s stubbornness and my drive for success (i.e., perfectionist tendencies). What a combination! You say the sky is blue and she says “no it’s not!”
In any case, I decided that writing down some of our encounters might be cathertic, so here goes. This occurred in our home at 7:30am today:
Daughter: It’s picture day, will you help me pick out clothes?
Mom: Sure. How about these capris?
Daughter: They aren’t very nice.
Mom: Oh, I think they are nice.
Daughter: Not that nice, most girls wear dresses.
Mom: OK, how about we pick out a dress then?
Daughter: I don’t want to wear a dress!
Mom: OK, so how about these nice capris and this shirt?
Daughter: I always wear that shirt!
Mom: OK, how about this other shirt?
Daughter: I always wear that shirt too!
Mom: You have 30 shirts, you can’t possibly wear all of them.
Daughter: Even if I only wear one a month, that means I wear each shirt 8 or 9 times each school year! Unacceptable!
Mom: No one notices when you wear a shirt one month or the next.
Daughter: I notice when you wear your shirts over and over again… not good.
Mom: OK. I’m done. See you downstairs in whatever you decide to wear.
Daughter: Ugh! You sure give up easily. Thanks a lot! (said with as much drama as one pre-teen girl can muster)
