The adhd teen girl

Not fully sure if my daughter’s struggles are more ADHD or being 15? The lack of turning things in even when she finishes on time can probably be blamed on the ADHD. But, the trying to sneak onto social media or play a game when it’s school time, UGH that’s not ADHD at all… It’s strait up teenage butthead. She is my 4th out of 10, I’m not new to parenting. I am not even new to parenting teens, as the three above her are adults now. But there is no lie in the fact that a teen girl and a teen boy are simply NOT the same beast. She is my Achilles heel. She is a mirror of me as a teen, and OMFG I was…Well, I will keep this blog clean. On my personal blog, I can call it as it is, but this is a family page LOL.

She is going to absolutely HATE me this fall. She simply will not stay on her work if she thinks I can not see…. So, I am gonna see - the entire time until she is done for the day, we are gonna become joined at the hip. She will not be allowed to turn her screen out of my vision until the day’s work is complete, and phones will now be in a LOCKED cabinet until I see completed work each day. She is smart, she can finish in a very reasonable amount of time daily. But since becoming a teenager, she has stopped doing her best simply because she decided she shouldn’t have to. I am trying hard not to be ANYTHING like my parents. She is my one child who daily raises my blood pressure to near stroke levels.

I think holding in all the frustration to make sure I never explode in front of a kid is my entire blood pressure problem. My cardiologist (who has 8 children himself) once told me that even he needed blood pressure meds most of his life, but after his last kid left for college, his need for the medication moved on with them. As I deal with my teens and their journeys and the obstacles that arise, I will share. I’ll share your stories too, because if any of you find a SOLUTION to some of these teen drama issues, PLEASE do tell the class!!!