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I absolutely do not relate to SD12

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Submitted by newmom35 on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 11:32am

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When I first got together with DH I loved SD, and I was even sad when she went back to BM's house. That lasted about 6-9 months. I very quickly realized we have NOTHING in common. Now that she is 12, even less. She wears a ton of makeup, barely there clothes and the way she acts is so awful. She makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't even know what to say to her at any given time.

We picked her up from grandparents' house and she was sprawled across the couch with her bright red (dyed hair), tiny tank top, etc. and she was acting all sexy. (why, for attention from the family?) Ick. She is failing school, what else can I say? You get the gist.

I have no idea what is going on in her head and I have no idea how to relate to her on any level.

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Submitted by Smomof3 on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 11:58am

Tell her she looks like a tramp and until she acts more appropriately you won't be taking her out in public.

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Submitted by 2ndclasscitizen on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 12:53pm

oh lord......sounds like my stepdaughter! One day she was prancing around the house in her sports bra and volley ball shorts until I told her to cover up. Sheesh!

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Submitted by 2ndclasscitizen on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 12:31pm

To add to this, I can't relate to my SD 12 either. I think because as SM's we lack the "unconditional love" and it makes it harder to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is the teenage years. I have decided that next time my SD decides to wear shorts that are way too small for her and make her look like a little prostitot, I will just throw them in the garbage. Problem solved. The other day for a family function at a nice restaurant, she wanted to wear ripped capri's (too small of course) and a tank top. She looked like a little hillbilly.