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I thought I had a good and healthy bond with my daughter but she just turned 17 and WOW I have no idea who she is I found out she smokes shes pushing limits like talking back coming in late I am blessed she still is a virgin but I scared that is going to change too cause honestly I think shes the only one in all her friends I am a very open person I say thing flat out to the point I dont agree with beating around bush my 3 kids were all taught they can come to me for anything but my daughter has been distance snappy got any advise

Joanne - posted on 06/29/2012 ( 1 mom has responded )

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Tina - posted on 07/04/2012

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All you can do is be honest like you have been and encourage her to do the same. Unfortunately she's a teenage girls who's a little convused and dealing with mixures of emotions at the moment. It may seem like she hates you from time to time. But just be strong. It wont last forever. There was a time I was like that with my dad. I didn't smoke but I had alot of things going on in my mind. It's hard to remember what it was like sometimes. Unfortunately sometimes the more you tell teenagers not to do something or to do something they want to do the opposite. You can remind them there are consequences to there actions but in the end they'll just do what ever they want. The important thing is you're allowing her to come to you about anything so she know's that when she's made a mistake or anything she can count on you to be there.

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