I bought my daughter an interview outfit since she’s applying for jobs. She had a great interview today and they want a second one with her tomorrow. So I offered to get her another outfit. She said she’d be at my house soon. So I cancelled my plans with my husband. She didn’t arrive an hour later so I called. No answer. I texted. No answer. 2 hours go by and I call her boyfriend because she’s with him. He sends me to voicemail. 4 hours later she says I’m coming. It’s been another hour. This is so inconsiderate. I’m so frustrated. She’s 19, old enough to know she should be more considerate of others.
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arghhh…sorry about that…maybe she doesn’t realize you went out of your way…and if she does realize it…meh…she’s a teenager, oi vay…
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@jukebox Yeah, I sent her a text that said I didn’t understand why she couldn’t just tell me either she’s coming later or not at all. She didn’t respond to that. I don’t yell at my kids. Now I have to think of a constructive way to talk to her about this.
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Teens are highly self centered. It’s just how they are. You have to explain that you took the time to do something and then I would not take her, make her do it herself.
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Maybe you should go with the you snooze you lose approach.
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@anon4362788 @jukebox @Pinkbarbie23 I took her shopping and she was genuinely grateful. We talked about being considerate of other people’s time and schedule.
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I sometimes go weeks without hearing from my 19 year old daughter. She is so busy at work often working 60 hours a week. It still makes me sad when I don’t hear from her. I just remind myself at that age I wasn’t any better to my mom.
Yeah. My daughter and I are really close so I’m lucky. But sometimes I still deal with typical teenage stuff
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