Chrysalis Academy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 . . . for the emotional rollercoaster of adolescence in my 10 year old. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I know that feeling. Out of my three girls who have gone through pre-puberty, my first was the most intense. We had many "deer in the headlights" moments with her. Hang in there! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yes, it starts far earlier than I had anticipated. And it's much more random than I would have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Oh, yeah. The boys too. This past weekend, we had an emotional meltdown over who knows what. My husband looked at me, incredulous, and said, what was THAT?!? Welcome to my world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ((Hugs)) I feel your pain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Oh no!! I hear you though. My daughter will be 10 in February and I'm starting to see the emotional outbursts and the signs it's a comin'....HUGS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Pip Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yup. 12yo and 10yo girls, here. Many arguments, hurt feelings, outbursts, and school days screeching to a halt. God bless us parents, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 It's nice to know I'm not the only one seeing these things. Some days it's just all :scared: and :svengo: around here! Is anyone else finding that some days school takes a LOT longer than it should, even though the workload hasn't changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Oh my GAWD. I know. I swear... my 11 year old daughter... saw a function chart on a math quiz... and cried... and broke a pencil. I yelled. I'm not proud of that; my only defense is that she's been doing this over every subject, every day, since we came home from xmas break. Not only is she teary, she's melodramatic TIMES 10! I yelled and sent her to her room so I could compose myself. :cursing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 So not looking forward to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 :grouphug: Innit fun? Even with the boys, you look at them wrong and they break down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBJones Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 My DD has been emotional since the day she was born so I've been dealing with it for 10 years. Her period just started (first time) and it was intense. I'm sure it will get worse before it gets better. HUGE SIGH :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 10yo boy here and I'm totally there with you! Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocky Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 ((hugs)) Best line to defuse dd 11, "You know honey you are completely right." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deee Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I've got one too: 12 year old boy. He's so temperamental (80% temper and 20% mental). Everything is "boring", especially us! We have two weeks of summer holidays left. I'm sooooo not looking forward to school - and neither is he. Meanwhile, my 24 year old step daughter has announced that she won't be having any teenagers (her son is 6 months old). I reminded her of how revolting she was and wished her luck. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckles Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 This is my existence times 2. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 This thread is pulling me out of a dark place tonight. Because of my 10 yr old DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeannpal Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I know what you are talking about. Even though I have been a middle school teacher for years, I wasn't prepared for my own 10 year old to hit this phase yet. Lord, please help us all! One minute, she is a lovable kid, and the next she is rolling her eyes like I'm the dumbest person on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deee Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Welcome to the club - I've been an idiot for years! I have offered to get my degree out a couple of times to prove to DS that I do know something. There is that great quote: "When I was 15 I couldn't believe how dumb my parents were. Now I'm 25, I'm amazed at how much they have learned in such a short time." D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 ((hugs)) Best line to defuse dd 11, "You know honey you are completely right." :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 So nice to know I'm not alone! It can make you feel crazy sometimes, can't it? Never knowing which child you will be teaching from moment to moment? Hugs, chocolate and (fill in the blank, whatever it takes to get through the day) to us all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenC3 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Dd 9.5 just had a puberty burst of weight gain, buds, etc. and is sooo spacey and distracted I'm going crazy. I hope it settles down a bit. She's my totally emotionally balanced kid so that isn't too bad, it's the airheadedness I can't take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hang in there, we are just over the hump with all that. She is a completely different person, it was like a switch being thrown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julikins Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Going through it with my dd10 as well. She wants to be independent but needs the love and reassurance. Yet she's super catty, so I have to not get on the defensive too much but not allow the disrespect. It's a balancing act requiring good parenting--responsibility and sensitivity to her new emotions raging through her body. And lots of prayer for wisdom in responding. No reacting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 My 9 yo will be 10 in April, and I've been seeing glimpses of all this for a couple of months. It's not looking pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Going through it with my dd10 as well. She wants to be independent but needs the love and reassurance. Yet she's super catty, so I have to not get on the defensive too much but not allow the disrespect. It's a balancing act requiring good parenting--responsibility and sensitivity to her new emotions raging through her body. And lots of prayer for wisdom in responding. No reacting! I think this is the hardest part for me right now - knowing when to react and when to just let it go. She actually isn't actively disrespectful or rude to her father or me at all - but she is being such a b*&$# to her little sister! It's like she gives herself permission to direct all her angst and frustration there, which of course I can't let happen, it is totally unfair to Mo. So . . . the search for the wisest response continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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