Be afraid...be very, very afraid...

[reyd reid reed]

something's amiss. Last night my daughter told me I'm pretty. She just brought me a bowl of sliced melon.

What does she want? I'm afraid.

:scared:

[miss_american_pie]

1. She's pregnant

:hide:

[reyd reid reed]

3. GAH!!!

Bite your tongue.

Nah. I haven't let her out of my sight long enough since August.

[miss_american_pie]

8. There

Whatever it is can't be that bad, so you can relax. :hug:

[lizziegrace]

11. See?

The silver lining!

:)

[reyd reid reed]

22. Don'tcha just love

the way there always seems to be one?

:)

[reyd reid reed]

20. LOLOL!!!

:rofl::rofl:

Thank you.

:hug::loveya::hug:

[RetroLounge]

43. Quit projecting...

:rofl:

RL

[miss_american_pie]

49. *choke*

:scared:

[RetroLounge]

50. ...

:rofl:

RL

[Deja Q]

54. Isn't that what the boyfriend did?

:yoiks:

[RetroLounge]

55. ...

:spray:

RL

[taterguy]

2. She wants you to know that you're pretty

Stop worrying about a possible ulterior motive and enjoy it

[reyd reid reed]

5. In a perfect world...

but this is Girly-Poo who never does anything without an ulterior motive...

Or am I being too cynical?

[seemunkee]

4. Nothing wrong with her telling the truth is there?

[reyd reid reed]

7. She wants something...

I don't know what it is, but I imagine I'll find out soon.

Pray for me.

:scared:

[lizziegrace]

6. Give her a hug

and tell her I :loveya:

Maybe the shell's cracking a bit. It could happen.

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

13. I will...

y'think? I dunno...she's been doing her schoolwork without complaint, though. And she's been practicing again.

Maybe...

Either that, or she's realized what month it is.

:eyes:

[lizziegrace]

18. Maybe a bit of both

she's been through a lot. You both have. I think she's realized who's always there for her no matter what. Smart girl. She's got a terrific mom.

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

23. ...

:loveya::hug: :hug::loveya:

[lizziegrace]

25. Wish I could get that hug in person

I kind of need one. :(

Sigh...

[reyd reid reed]

27. Awwwwww

:hug::hug::hug::hug:

I love you, sweetie. Whatever you need...

[lizziegrace]

32. We're survivors, remember?

:)

I'll be fine.

[reyd reid reed]

33. We might be survivors,

but that doesn't mean that we don't need a shoulder every once in a while.




I've gotta work tonight, but I'll try to call you

[lizziegrace]

35. Interview on Friday morning

:)


:scared:

[reyd reid reed]

37. You're gonna wow 'em

How can they not be?

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

41. How do you feel about 8:30am phone calls?

I'll call you for a cheerleading session on Friday morning. Okay?

;)

[reyd reid reed]

42. Works for me.

Alarm clocks might not wake me up, but the phone almost ALWAYS does.

;)

[lizziegrace]

45. Good

I'll call you on the way to the interview. :)


:scared:

[reyd reid reed]

46. You'd better.

And on the way back, too.

:)

[buddhamama]

9. awww...

how sweet. it's true, you're pretty. your daughter loves you. :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

16. ...

:hug::loveya::hug:

[Kali]

10. PMS? could hormones be affecting her behavior?

I'm with you - compliments and favors from a teenager? :scared: :yoiks:

[reyd reid reed]

17. I know....

it's scary, isn't it? Maybe it is PMS. And she knows I have chocolate stashed somewhere.

And the melon was on her own...I didn't ask for it or anything.

That's the REALLY scary part.

:scared:

[billyskank]

12. She wants a car

;)

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

19. Well, if that's what she wants...

she needs to readust her thinking a teeeeeeeeeny bit. She's not old enough to drive.

[billyskank]

21. Ah, you're probably safe then

:D

[reyd reid reed]

29. I dunno...

You'd think...but with my daughter, there's no telling.

[Dangerously Amused]

14. Christmas is right around the corner.

I'm guessing an iPod Nano.



:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

24. You seen how much those things cost?

YIKES!!!

I dunno...

:scared:

[Dangerously Amused]

28. Yes, I have. Thus the compliment and melons.

And likely more on the way. Play this one out for all it's worth, I say.



:7

[reyd reid reed]

30. Hmmmmm....

now there's a thought I can run with.

:D

[jobycom]

15. Well, you are, but maybe

it's a sign of her becoming suddenly aware of needing you. Might not last long--she's probably in that frame between clinging to you and needing to create herself, and for the moment she's lucent enough to see that she can do both, or at least needs to not abandon the former need completely. Or maybe she's suddenly afraid of breaking away, and wanting a little of what she's trying to leave. Something like that, anyway.

That's how my cat acts. I have no knowledge of real humans anymore. :)

[reyd reid reed]

26. It's a sign of something...

the burning question, though, is what?

Girl-children are so....

:crazy:

I was never like that when I was a teenager...

Not me.

:eyes:

[jobycom]

31. I'd treat it as a sincere desire to be closer to you

until you learn otherwise. I have two daughters, one just a little younger than yours (and who looks a bit similar, from the picture I saw a while back). It would hurt mine a lot to realize that I thought her affections were not legitimate when she expressed them. I usually let the situation develop as it will, even when I do think she is just manipulating me. There are times she's just affectionate. And times she is insecure and needs reassurances that she hasn't destroyed anything with me. So I work from that assumption until she proves otherwise.

[reyd reid reed]

34. Oh, I'd never, EVER

let her believe that I think that her efforts aren't legitimate...she really can be a sweet girl when she wants to be. She's generous and thoughtful and giving -- except when it comes to family.

:eyes:

We'll see what happens.

[China_cat]

52. Is there a big dance or party coming up

that you otherwise wouldn't let her go to? (Remembering myself at that age)

[PVnRT]

36. She registered Republican and is a born-again Christian

n/t

[reyd reid reed]

38. Heeeee

Not even my spawn would go that far to annoy me.

[crim son]

39. I think she's close to my daughter in age.

Every now and then, daughters do that. Be nice, I mean. If it happens again tomorrow, search her room :P

[reyd reid reed]

40. Took me completely by surprise.

I guess they can surprise you.

[crim son]

44. I came in late on Saturday night.

My daughter literally RAN up to me and gave me a huge hug, then kissed me on the forehead. I almost fell down I was so surprised.

[RetroLounge]

47. She complimented your melons?

:scared:

RL

[reyd reid reed]

48. LOLOL!!!

Nah...she's not THAT generous.

[RetroLounge]

51. Good, i'd be most worried otherwise...

:9

RL

[some guy]

53. she wants...

not-coal in her Christmas stocking.

:D

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

60. Funny...

I wouldn't mind a little carbon. Especially if it's spent a considerable amount of time under extremely high pressure until it turns sparkly...

:P

I worked last night, but apparently her mood continued. She was even in a good mood at her little brother's band concert and that's just weird.

[SPKrazy]

56. Maybe She's Trying To Make Amends?

or maybe she is trying to pull one over on you

I know you are worried because of what's happened in the past. Maybe her therapist is teaching her how to get her way in a good way with you?

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

61. I have to admit

that's kind of in the back of my mind. I want to get it out of there, I don't like thinking like that, but...

I worry, y'know?

:shrug:

[SPKrazy]

77. It Would Be Hard Not To

I mean she violated your trust and boundaries and now it is very hard to regain that back

I'll hope that she is trying to make amends and not something worse

:hug:

[sarge43]

57. She wants to marry the man you warned her about. n/t

[reyd reid reed]

62. Hell,

I warn her about all of 'em. No good. I'm tellin' ya, they're no good.

Wouldn't mind finding one that was, though. I'd keep him.

[billyskank]

65. Nah, we're all rubbish

better off without us. ;)

[reyd reid reed]

66. Yeah, but if memory serves

there are one or two things that y'all can be very helpful with.

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

67. Obviously you are referring to

dealing with spiders. O8)

[reyd reid reed]

68. Nah...

I've spent too much time as a single parent to freak out over spiders any more. Spiders fear me, as well they should.

No...I was thinking more in terms of, ummmmm, plumbing.

Yeah. That's it. Plumbing.

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

71. Mmmmm... U-bends

:D

[reyd reid reed]

73. Mmmmm... couplers

O8)

[sarge43]

74. Ah yeeeesssss ... fixing plumbing. Just so.

They make good auto mechanics, too.

[lizziegrace]

69. And investigating

strange noises in the middle of the night.

;)





:*


:loveya:

[reyd reid reed]

70. Investigating...

making...same difference.

;)

[lizziegrace]

75. Heh

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

72. lizzie!

:*

:loveya:

:hi:

[lizziegrace]

76. Billy!!

:hug:


:loveya:



:*

[ScreamingMeemie]

58. My daughter started doing this a year and a half ago.

She's 16 (almost 17 now). I think sometimes they just realize what utter creeps they can be and grow up a little. I hope that's the case for you as well. :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

63. So the timing's not too far off, then...

Hmmmm...

I hope you're right. I guess only time will tell.


:hug:

[NC_Nurse]

59. My daughters started being nice again around

16-17. Feels weird, doesn't it? :crazy:

Now that they are 20 and (almost) 25, they are a pleasure to be around and have actually
told me how much they appreciate me - especially when they realized what a hard time they gave me for a while there.

I feel for anyone with a daughter between 13 and 15. Those years will put some gray hairs on yer head! ;-)

[reyd reid reed]

64. It does feel weird...

and I hate that my first reaction is to be suspicious. It's kinda weird, isn't it? My boys will try to do nice things for me just to make me feel good and that's exactly what it does, but heaven forbid something like that come from my daughter. I panic.

I was never like this when I was a teen. Well, unless you count that time...or the day....or when I...ummmmm...

:eyes:

Hmmmmmmm....

[NC_Nurse]

78. Hahahaha!

I was a model child too! :silly: