Summer Break

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I hate complaining about children. It was something I heard my mom doing all the time. I also know there are women out there who aren’t lucky enough to have children. Here is the thing. My daughter is home on summer break. She is going through this stage where she is acting out. She also is acting like she is 3. She is 9. I am not really sure what I need to do or how I should resolve this. One issue is that she is hanging all over the dogs. We can’t even look at one of the dogs without her jumping on them. I feel like she is too told to be pestering them. She will not go outside anymore. She used to go outside and jump on the trampoline. However, last week, she had some black carpenter bees fly over her and follow her into the patio/laundry room. So now she will not go outside. Now I don’t blame her for this. When I was a little younger than her, I got caught in a swarm of bees. I know a lot of this is my fault. I have so many medical issues that it makes it hard for me to do a lot of stuff. My mom has been trying to do things with her. Which I appreciate so much. I just wish I could do more with her. We live in Arizona, so it is super hot outside. I am also having trouble getting her to eat actual food. I think that when I do my groceries this week, I am going to only get things that are good for us. She wakes me up in the morning hungry, but refuses to eat any of the options I give her. I know she lacks discipline. When her father and I split up, I blamed myself so I spoiled her and tried to make her up to her by buying her love. It makes me sad to think that I tried to buy her love and not give her what she needed. She will be going to a new school next year. So I know this is another thing on her mind. I tried to give her a journal to write in. I wanted her to write in it daily, but she acts as though it’s a punishment. I am really not sure where I need to go with this. She is nine, so what is the right discipline? I feel like all I am doing is yelling or stressing. I try to just talk to her, but no matter what I do, it seems to be the wrong thing to do.