Any moms on the bowl? When my kids were about 10 years old, I thought the hard part was over. But now that they're in their teens, I feel like I've unlocked a whole new level of difficulty in parenting. I want to let them be their own individuals, but I also don't understand why they have to be such rebels to everything my husband and I say. I have active fights with my kids and don't talk to them for a whole day.. but it makes me feel so petty because I am the mom in the end, and so much older than they are. Do you also have such phases with your kids? I don't want to feel like the only crazy mother out there.

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I hear you. The truth is that it never really gets all that easy. Every phase is difficult for its own reason. But als joyous. About the fights, I try my best to communicate through it so they don't get into the habit of not talking about things during difficult times. I think long periods of unsolved issues are unhealthy, so maybe you could start changing that style in your relationship with the kids.

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It can definitely be challenging. My kids are 19 and 17 now, and we’ve certainly had our bumps and lumps. It’s HARD to keep your cool when your teens seem to instinctively know exactly how to push all your buttons.

Thankfully, both my kids respond well to guidance and recommendations, as long as they come with the “why” behind them.

My best advice - pick your battles carefully and selectively. Is what they want to do temporary or reversible? Or is it really something they will feel the effects of for life? Is it something where the repercussions will happen naturally and quickly, or will they take years to be felt?

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You are not alone. I haven’t figured out parenting either.

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