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Support thread for parents of teenagers

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Mandymoo Nov 2019 6:52am, 8 Nov 2019 9,065 posts	0 Mandymoo ((((Linds))))
TeeBee Nov 2019 6:52am, 8 Nov 2019 5,442 posts	0 TeeBee I'm so sorry Linds. So stressful for you all.
mrs shanksi Nov 2019 7:50am, 8 Nov 2019 10,106 posts	0 mrs shanksi ((Linds)) x
Meglet Nov 2019 7:51am, 8 Nov 2019 20,601 posts	0 Meglet Ugh Linds, hope you find a way through this
MazH Nov 2019 9:09am, 8 Nov 2019 10,586 posts	0 MazH Nightmare Linds.... many wiser people than me can offer comment. Hope it gets resolved, or at the very least handled better.... This is your step-daughter yeah?
Serendippily Nov 2019 9:12am, 8 Nov 2019 14,860 posts	0 Serendippily (((Linds)))
sallykate Nov 2019 9:19am, 8 Nov 2019 6,175 posts	0 sallykate (((Linds)))
Serendippily Nov 2019 9:27am, 8 Nov 2019 14,861 posts	0 Serendippily Linds one thing MrS does say to me but forgets himself is that things are rarely resolved once there’s upset - sometimes you have to wait till there’s more calm to work out if there is a compromise - like freezer food or smoothies she can access on bad days when a family meal is too much. I know eating together and portions might make that unacceptable but I don’t have any other suggestions x
halfpint Nov 2019 9:36am, 8 Nov 2019 29,179 posts	0 halfpint If she is highly stressed then eating may be difficult, and making decisions almost impossible. It is also something she can control.
LindsD Nov 2019 10:02am, 8 Nov 2019 30,663 posts	0 LindsD Not step daughter, no. This one I grew myself. Thanks HP, that's helpful.