Teenage Girls…. UGH
If your the mom of a teenage girl you live life not knowing if your going to get the bright and beautiful smile or the miserable hate the world frown. Living life with a teenage girl is like being on a roller coaster ride. Unfortunately for us parents, we weren’t handed manuals when our kids were born. We’ve had to wing it and hope that we are doing the right thing and not doing too much damage. Today I am on teenage daughter #2. We survived raising teenage daughter #1 by the skin of our asses. One minute she was happy and then in the blink of an eye doors were being slammed shut with out bursts and crying, Mama Mia!!!! Now we are on to teenage daughter #2 and it begins all over again.
So How Do You Deal With The Moodiness Of A Teenage Girl?
You hide in your room, lock your door and not come out again until shes 20! I’m kidding, kind of, I mean it would make it easy for us but we are moms and we don’t do easy. As a mom we know that even though our precious little devil child is screaming that they hate us and they don’t need us , it is a lie. Our daughters need us and it doesn’t matter their age, even as grown adults you know you look to your mom for guidance. So as moms we pull up our big girl panties and suck it up. We knew raising kids was going to be a hard job. Hell, if we could make through the terrible twos we can make it through anything! So to make it through the teenage moodiness phase we dig our heals in deep and not give up. Just know that your not the reason for the craziness, all us moms have to deal with it, it’s just a part of life, and has nothing to do with your parenting skills.
So What Actually Works?
What I have found to work best is to let them take their 2 year old temper tantrums. Let them scream and cry in their rooms. They need to get it out of their system. They need to mentally work through their issues. In my personal experience I’ve noticed that the more I try to help and comfort her the worse she gets. So I’ve given up on trying to help in the meltdown moment and I’ve been going with the wait it out approach. I do keep a close eye on her during her meltdown moments from afar, especially with anxiety and depression on the rise in teenagers but I back off and not try to give her advice in the moment. You’ll know your on the right track when after the tears have all dried up she comes to you and apologizes for her behavior and then sits and tells you what is actually going on. That moment my friends make the craziness worth it, it gives you the warm fuzzies inside and is what we are all striving for.
As always friends, until next time, live your happy life❤️
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