A new intolerance-Teenage daughters!

[jillian357]

Since my diagnosis and finding this board, I've been diligently been attempting to narrow down my intolerances in hopes of feeling better.
Gluten is, without a doubt, my arch enemy that sends me running to the bathroom. I've avoided it like the plague, with promising results.

HOWEVER, I have found that my MC is greatly aggravated by my teenage daughter's antics of late. She is 15 and thinks she has all the answers. I won't bore you with the nitty gritty details, but her behavior of late has definitely affected my bowels. She's really pushing my buttons!

Gluten is easy to avoid, compared to this......LOL. I know I can't avoid my teenage daughter, but boy, this is sure tough to get through.

Guess I just needed to vent...thanks for listening!

It will get better, won't it?
~Jill

[CAMary]

Oh my Jill-

My kids are younger (12, 10 and 5) but I can *tell* my daughter (the 5 y.o.) is going to cause me MUCH grief during the teen years...she has already given me much more stress than my 2 boys combined! I feel for you. My 12 yo son is just starting some of the "know-it-all" stuff, but in my experience, boys do everything on a much smaller scale than girls - and minus the *drama*...

All I can say is I know it is a *phase* and if you can just ride it out, someday you'll look back and laugh (maybe)? Most people I know who have weathered this are *very* close to their young adult daughters (that is once the alien pod-people give their brains back!).

Good luck!

Mary

[barbaranoela]

to say the least---KIDS---weather they be TEENS or DEEMED ADULTS !!!do continue to PUSH your buttons!!! --

Each age bracket has its *bang your head against the wall* section----

I put my hands on the BIBLE and SWEAR that I have been thru it all too BUT the time does come when they realize --*they have pushed enuf buttons* and maybe just give U a little TEST now and again!!!

U can vent all U want to---makes ya feel better---doesnt it???

YESSSSSS--it gets better--(pssssst---now and again)

luve Barbara

[kate_ce1995]

Uh oh. And here I am having trouble with the selfish 8's (almost 9) and the digressing 11-about to hit middle school and trying desperately to hold on to a bit of childhood I think.

I've always heard girls are worse (mine are steps, so I get a bit of a break each week although it's a joint custody situation and if the time gets inequitable, its usually because of their mother's plans and we get them more). Although my boss and I were arguing with one of our colleagues about a proposal for a project and the next day he tells me he felt like he was fighting with his 7-year old "know-it-all" son! Guess it depends on the kid.

Hang in there...I may need some advice in a few years:)
Katy

[jillian357]

Thanks Ladies....not only did you make me smile, but you also are giving me hope!

Katy & Mary, you got it....hopefully by the time your kiddos are teenagers I will be an old hat at this parenting of teenagers stuff!

Barbara, I'm glad to know things *will* work out ok...for the most part anyway! ;)

Thanks again!!!

Hugs from one frustrated Momma,
Jill

[annie oakley]

Yepper , the teen years. Gotta love em. This is kinda how it went with my daughter. One beautiful morning I awoke and wondered where my daughter went because as I passed what I thought was my daughter and said good morning>>>>There was a great knashing of teeth and wailing that followed my greeting. She had turned 13. I consulted several mothers of older girls and this was thier conclusion:
One day sometime between the ages of 11 and whatever, ailens come and steal your child away. They replace her with a body double. And then Sometime about the time they have totally made your life hell, and they are ready to leave the nest, the aliens bring them back.
I sometimes think that it would be easier to put a girl child in a coma at the age of 9 and then play slimiminal tapes to teach them all they know, and then wake them from thier coma at the age of 20.
Love Oma

[Gloria]

I remember telling my daughter that I was restricting her because I loved her. She replied with frustration, "You love me too much!!" Yes, those teenage years are exasperating. Now that same daughter calls me all the time and considers me to be her best friend. Hang in there; it gets better - when they are out of college!

Gloria

[MaggieRedwings]

Never had any children - much less teenage girls - so cannot comment on their habits and antics. Wish you luck and hope things get better.

Oma - your story made me roar with laughter.

Love, Maggie