Dear Mom : Everything Your Teenage Daughter Wants You to Know But Will Never Tell You

Hear your daughter#8217;s heart#8230; without the angst, arguments, or arm-wrestling Raising a teen daughter can be like trying to chart a course underwater. You can drown in an ocean of one-word answers, defensive conversations, and unpredictable outbursts, and never get anywhere. Popular teen girls#8217; novelist Melody Carlson helps you cut through murky, deep, uncharted and seemingly unsafe waters so you can hear what your daughter#8217;s really trying to tell you through her anger, silence, and mixed messages: #8220;I need you, but I won#8217;t admit it.#8221; #8220;I#8217;m not as confident as I appear.#8221; #8220;I have friends. I need a mother.#8221; Instead of focusing on outward behaviors, Dear Mom captures your daughter#8217;s heart and soul. You can know your daughter#8217;s hopes and fears, doubts and dreams about her identity, guys, friendships, and even you. And you can connect on a deeper, more intimate level that will carry both you and your daughter through the stormy seas of life Hear your daughter's heart ... without the angst, arguments, or arm-wrestling Raising a teen daughter can be like trying to chart a course underwater. You can drown in an ocean of one-word answers, defensive conversations, and unpredictable outbursts, and never get anywhere. Popular teen girls' novelist Melody Carlson helps you cut through murky, deep, uncharted and seemingly unsafe waters so you can hear what your daughter's really trying to tell you through her anger, silence, and mixed messages: "I need you, but I won't admit it." "I'm not as confident as I appear." "I have friends. I need a mother." Instead of focusing on outward behaviors, Dear Mom captures your daughter's heart and soul. You can know your daughter's hopes and fears, doubts and dreams about her identity, guys, friendships, and even you. And you can connect on a deeper, more intimate level that will carry both you and your daughter through the stormy seas of life. From the Trade Paperback edition Things I don't like about me Things I don't like about you Relationships confuse me sometimes I need you but you can't make me admit it You say you listen but sometimes I just need to be heard Why I need secrets and privacy and time to myself Your lectures don't work and here's why Just because I said, "nothing" doesn't mean I actually meant it I'm watching you even when you're not looking I'm not as confident as maybe I appear to be I already have friends I need a mother We may have similarities but I am not you I need rules but they need to make sense I want to know about guys not about you and dad I fight back to remind myself my opinions count! I'm afraid sometimes What I need more than anything Last words because you knew I'd get the last word, right? Carlson helps you cut through the uncharted waters so you can hear what your teenage daughter's really trying to tell you through her anger, silence, and mixed messages