Howitt44
11-10-2003, 02:40 PM
He! This is the first time I've been to this post, but I need some advice concerning my teenage daughter. She is 17 (18 in January) and she has been complaining about some feelings she's had over the last year or so. I don't know if this is something we need to seek professional help for or if its just normal teenage issues. I know being a teen is stressful, and since this is her senior year even more so. She says things like:
1. I think so much, I wish I could just turn my brain off and give it a rest.
2. I'm afraid of being bored, so I GO GO GO
3. I feel like I'm missing out on something. I should be satisfied, I have a
great home life, and am spiritually and physcially blessed. I have a lot
of friends and I love to be with them. My family is great too. Why do
I feel this way?
4. She seems to put her academic life as last priority. AS a result her
grades have fallen a little. She always does her work, but sometimes
its last minute.
5. She doesn't like school. Says its boring.
6. She has been accepted in a couple of great colleges, but can't make
up her mind which one. I tell her we need to apply for scholarships
soon, but she keeps putting it off.
7. She has a job, but doesn't like it. She really doesn't want to work, but
since she has a car to maintain, we tell her she has to.
She really is a great kid. She's not rebellious and does make good decisions for the most part. She just seems to be going backwards in areas like responsibility.
Am I making too much of this? She talks about her feelings to us a lot, and I am glad about that. But it worries me about the way she feels. I would appreciate any input. Thanks.!!
1. I think so much, I wish I could just turn my brain off and give it a rest.
2. I'm afraid of being bored, so I GO GO GO
3. I feel like I'm missing out on something. I should be satisfied, I have a
great home life, and am spiritually and physcially blessed. I have a lot
of friends and I love to be with them. My family is great too. Why do
I feel this way?
4. She seems to put her academic life as last priority. AS a result her
grades have fallen a little. She always does her work, but sometimes
its last minute.
5. She doesn't like school. Says its boring.
6. She has been accepted in a couple of great colleges, but can't make
up her mind which one. I tell her we need to apply for scholarships
soon, but she keeps putting it off.
7. She has a job, but doesn't like it. She really doesn't want to work, but
since she has a car to maintain, we tell her she has to.
She really is a great kid. She's not rebellious and does make good decisions for the most part. She just seems to be going backwards in areas like responsibility.
Am I making too much of this? She talks about her feelings to us a lot, and I am glad about that. But it worries me about the way she feels. I would appreciate any input. Thanks.!!