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Adhd I was totally sure of. But upon official diagnosis seems there is also Autism (level 1) at play. Accompanied by ODD and depression, because being 15 and a complete turd half the time isn’t enough. This is my 4th child, (10 total) I am not a NEW parent. But very new to a complex mental dx teen girl with an attitude.

It’s been a fun start to the year. She lied about doing her English assignments for a full week. No idea what she was doing during that time when she swore, she was working. I do have multiple other children to keep on task daily so I can’t hover directly over a teenager. Especially when she sits and gives go to hell looks instead of working if you watch her directly while she works.

She is now spending the weekend catching up on all of those assignments. Thankfully the teacher of the English course is giving her until Sunday evening to turn them all in without a reduction of grade. I try so hard to never compare kids, but it’s hard not to want to pop her upside the head and be like, your little sister is in harder classes and has NO issues so like WTF child!!!

I mean obviously I am NOT going to do that but UGH its hard… The one thing that is truly difficult about homeschooling is being with the kids 24/7 365 and never throttling the ones that are little A******S sometimes. If ever there was a child who could drive someone to drink. But we are going to get caught up on this now and miss priss gets to show me very single item, every single night turned in, or we will be sitting up together watching her complete it EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.

Just know, if your teen too is driving you bat S**T crazy, you are not alone.