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At 16, it was probably too late to tell me anything. I thought I was sooo smart and that I knew it all anyway.
My niece doesn't have a good relationship with my sister and my sister is hugely at fault. I don't blame her because she didn't have it easy, and now she has 3 other children to worry about and my oldest niece is pretty much left to her own devices...Therefore anything my sister tells her doesn't really influence her much.
My niece is definitely one of those stubborn teenagers who "knows it all". I remember at that age I was also hugely into boys, but I had so many other interests too! Not only that I'm concerned for the lack of her privacy, I'm also worried that she is missing out on the world around her.
My niece doesn't have a good relationship with my sister and my sister is hugely at fault. I don't blame her because she didn't have it easy, and now she has 3 other children to worry about and my oldest niece is pretty much left to her own devices...Therefore anything my sister tells her doesn't really influence her much.
My niece is definitely one of those stubborn teenagers who "knows it all". I remember at that age I was also hugely into boys, but I had so many other interests too! Not only that I'm concerned for the lack of her privacy, I'm also worried that she is missing out on the world around her.
I don't have girls, but it sounds typical of what many girls and boys seem to be doing today. She certainly needs to be talked to, without any condescension or preachiness, because at that rebellious age she'll probably do the opposite of what she's "told", just to prove that she can.
I don't have girls, but it sounds typical of what many girls and boys seem to be doing today. She certainly needs to be talked to, without any condescension or preachiness, because at that rebellious age she'll probably do the opposite of what she's "told", just to prove that she can.
Sigh... I will try to have a conversation with her again. I want her to know that no matter what she has a friend in me, when she needs to confide in someone...I'll be there for her.
Sigh... I will try to have a conversation with her again. I want her to know that no matter what she has a friend in me, when she needs to confide in someone...I'll be there for her.
I think that's the best you could do. She's lucky to have you (& so is your sister).
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