My 17 year old daughter has lived with my mother for 15 years and is moving in
By sharone74
@sharone74 (4837)
United States
December 22, 2006 11:59am CST
We have planned for my daughter to move in with me next year after she completes high school or after she turns 18 as my mother will not release her death grip on my daughters life until she reaches her majority even though my life is so much different and better than it ever has been in the past. I am exited but also trepidatios about having her with me and trying to treat her like and deal with her not as my child but as a fully grown woman.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
22 Dec 06
Just remember, your daughter is still a child, even though probably older than you were when she was born! 17 isn't a fully grown woman! She may have maturity, but she doesn't have the life experience of years! Can I suggest that you remember there's the child deep inside of your daughter, who might feel happy and scared at the same time about moving in with you, because you are her birth mother but probably like a sister too.
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
23 Dec 06
I understand those things which is what makes me trepidatious about the move. She hasn't lived with me for most of her life and it scares me a little.
@disvachic (10117)
• United States
22 Dec 06
My kids are not teenagers but I feel you can treat her with respect and not like a baby at the same time still let her know you are still mother is.Some parents will be more of a friend than a parent
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
23 Dec 06
I feel like she and I are more friends than me in an authority figure role. I like the person that she is becoming too which I think is important.
