Yeah, teen years.
My daughter is 11 now and I already see the cracks showing. I try to make a point of checking her homework every night. If it doesn't pass me, it doesn't get passed in.
I know I will have to become even more vigilant as time goes on. I really don't want a second job of being her at home teacher...but I know that I have to if I have any hope of getting her to toe the line.
I absolutely
must teach her that I am far more patient, vigilant and enduring than she can possibly imagine. I
must be the rock that will not be moved. One sign of weakness and she will take full advantage. It's what teenagers do (it's what I did) and I cannot let anything slide...not even an inch.
The advantage I have is that I was a teenager before...she's just doing it for the first time. If I could think it up, so will she. I just need to cut her off at the pass before she even knows I'm there.
It's a battle (friendly one maybe) but it's serious business. I feel that I have to focus on it with all the capability I have just like I would building a multi-million dollar manufacturing plant at work. My reputation and future is on the line...because it's all hers.