AndreaDM
<font color=red>Yeah...we mainly colored that day<
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2008
Omg. The summer between my DD's high school graduation and the start of (away) college 2.5 months later was the worst summer of my entire life. I can't even talk about it in detail because I still have some PTSD about it all. Came out of the blue, like someone else, someone really unpleasant and mean, inhabited her body that summer.
We laugh about it now, not even two years later, and are doing great together, but it was a terrible time. It made me feel better later on when I learned that this is an infamous time for this rebellion. One work colleague who pretty much adored her two teenage sons, told me that she wanted to scream at her firstborn when he left for college, "Don't let the door hit you on your way out!"
It definitely does get better, but it can get pretty bad before that. My DD's personality change lasted about 4-5 months in total.
And there are just the two of u in the household, so I felt pretty alone with no hubby or sibling to roll eyes with. Just our dog.
Yes! Like who is this crazy person and where is my daughter?! I feel like she is looking for any reason to be offended and mad at me. She told me a month or so ago about how judgmental I was, so I asked for an example. She told me that I asked if her friend "Joe" had found a job yet, like I was being rude about it when SHE was the one who had told me prior that she thinks "Joe" needs to get a job (he graduated last year). I literally couldn't care less if "Joe" has a job or not, I was TRYING to show her that I listen when she talks and show interest. I'm tired of walking on eggshells because no matter what I say, even with the best of intentions, she will somehow twist it around to make it sound like I was being offensive. I have to stop and think about how I'm going to phrase anything I say to her. It's exhausting, even my watch is constantly reminding me to BREATHE.