Well, 1210, I don't know how often my friend was lucky enough to "float his boat" but he sure kept at it! Ole Whatis seems to have po'd the W last night, hard to believe I know! We were discussing the challenges of parenting a child just entering her teens, and I mean challenges. W said "I have to deal with this kind of crap at work all day and then I have to come home and deal with it all over again" I empathized with her and remarked that I was in a similar situation, so I understood her frustration. But I had the audacity to state that "our D is not responsible for our stress at work. It's our job to deal with that stress and not lay it on her" W seemed angry "So then she is not responsible for anything?" I said "No, she is responsible for whatever you can reasonably expect from a 12 year old, she is not responsible for nor able to take care of our feelings and stress, we are the adults here, not her " Well, W left the room and upon returning was silent and obviously no longer in a talking mood. I went over our Xmas shopping plans (she is not going to shop with me) and tried to get that straightened up. The following is my personal interpretation: Basically, W thinks that D12 should understand her stress and take care of her feelings. She wants D to be an adult rather than a 12 year old. She thinks everyone should be totally connected with her entire being at all times, such BS! I think they are both in the "it's all about me stage" and W can't stand looking at herself. W made one angry uncalled for remark towards D last night and I said "that's enough, move on" I was shocked that she was still talking to me after that.
I don't know what she's complaining about, I'm the one with two adolescents on my hands. Wish me luck!
