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What is up with the youth of day? I have a 14 year old daughter that just does not listen to me anymore. Whenever I speak to her I just get that ‘watching tv’ blank star and not so much as a hint of any cognitive action. In fact I find it more effective if I just sent her a TXT message, IM them, or send them a Facebook update. I was under the impression that buying her a phone would be a safe guard in case she needed to contact me directly for any reason, but it has totally back fired – ironically her brain only kicks into gear if I threaten to take the phone off her. The phone bill last month was a whopping $150 so in effect I am paying this huge amount for her indifference which pangs me no end. The other night, and it is not a once off as it has happened many times before, I prepared dinner and walked up to my daughters room, banged on her door and said dinner was ready – no response – did it again – no response. It was only when I sent her a TXT message she came out of her room. I also tried updating her Facebook and her friends just egged her on and made a joke about it. Believe me it is NO joke! Why has our relationship ended up this way? When did our mother/daughter chats descend into binary?

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ImOverItnow said:

TAKE THE PHONE OFF HER!

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MH8 Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:15 am

I agree
Also restrict her computer use. If she has it in her room take it out. there will be moaning but it will be for the better

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- 26 November 2009 at 12:43 am

RFKR_Mom said:

For every time she doesn’t answer you when you physically talk to or try to engage her, refuse to pay $1 on her cell phone/internet bill.

If all else fails, cut her off from the phone and computer entirely until she remembers what normal human interaction is.

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- 6 June 2010 at 1:08 pm

Christina said:

I wanted this domain name, so i entered it as a website address to which is how i stumbled on this. Im glad i did. I have the same with my 13 year old when i too have resorted to Facebook and texts as a form of communication do the the teenage “parent blackout”.
But $150 phone bill that you pay?!?!?!! Basically you are paying to talk to her while she’s in the room above you.

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- 26 May 2011 at 11:57 am

Teenager said:

To be honest, Penny, it seems that your problem is not “the youth of day”, as you put it. It’s your parenting.
If your daughter’s use of her phone/Facebook is unhealthy, you need to be assertive and take it from her. Empty threats will only cause more problems.

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- 21 June 2011 at 9:41 am

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