Rob #8 - Never Losin' Sight

[Rob1231]

Thanks everybody!

Yeah, I do understand that D15's B!tch!ness is just one of the Joys Of Parenthood, and am not all worked up about it. I am trying to get better at interacting with her, including:

• "Picking my battles"
• Recognizing when D15 is in One Of Her Moods and putting up the big STOP sign - any other action will just lead to mindless escalation of hostilities.
• Realizing that W is not as dedicated as me to stopping escalations - and when the two of them get into it, withdrawing from the fallout zone as quickly as possible.
• Remembering what it was like to be a teenager and validating her feelings when she is sucked into Big Angst-Ridden Teen Drama.
• Not jumping to the conclusion that, just because there's a colossal mess in some part of the house, it must be D15's fault - it sucks to eat my words on the rare occasion when it isn't!

I could go on and on, but you get the idea...