I think my mother is over-reacting about my 14 yr old sister. She hangs out with goth kids and writes sad notes. She's concerned that she'll start cutting but wasn't concerned when I carved a heart shape into my wrist at age 15. What do you make of this?
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Maybe your mother isn't over-reacting b/c her intentions are heart felt and she's worried. But it can be a phase or this is just her personality and your mom will have to learn to accept it. Being goth shouldn't direct a negative stereotype. They're just into different interests not necessarily cutting oneself and hating the world. Just let your sister be. When you do see the cutting then intervene. Let her live her life.
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My daughter is almost 19 now. She went through a phase like this. It's difficult for a parent to understand what a teenager is going through: peer pressure, physical changes, maybe feeling like an outsider at school, etc... Sometimes I think parents need as much help as children do.
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Maybe she wasn't concerned with you because you are a different person. I have two teen daughters and they are quite different. As parents we try to learn from things as we go along (after all you didn't come with an instruction manual) Sometimes we overeact but only in your best intrest.Trust your Mom, she may know a few things about this that you don't. Matbe something is wrong that you just aren't seeing or maybe she just wants to make sure that nothing goes wrong. You know, you buggers can be a touch unpredictable.
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