Annoyed - but is it a sensible annoyance? Okay honest answers only guys - my 17 yr old daughter (with whom I had a fantastic relationship until about a year ago, but has since gone downhill) is dong my head in. Now we aren't a rich family but the kids do get to go to private school as the MOD pays for 90% of the fees (I'm sure having them away is a major part of MY problem); anyway, she mixes with lots of rich kids and has expectations beyond our means. For her birthday she wanted a Pandora bracelet (real not a fake one, or a different brand) with real charms. I trawled eBay for weeks and found a very good condition second hand one, bought a brand new Pandora box and polishing cloth for it etc, but then had to buy cheap charms for it. On her birthday she didn't even say thank you. Her dad told her too and she still wouldn't. Yesterday she lost her favourite pen. I knew I had one that was exactly the same so this morning I gave it to her - it wasn't good enough and was handed straight back. Our days seem to continue in this way most times. I try to help/ give her love/ stuff etc and she throws it back in my face. SHe flinches if I touch her. Am I being silly? Is this normal teenage behaviour or do I need to rip her off a strip? At the moment I'm on the no agro route, but she doesn't get better. Or is it me over reacting?
