How do you deal with you child growing up?

Question

I have a thirteen year old daughter and I don't know why but this morning, it hit me. My little girl ISN'T a little girl anymore. She's a young woman. I think I finally realized it when I saw her brushing her hair the night before, but I didn't know I knew, if that makes sense. But this morning I realized it.

It's been just us since she was 2(mom left us)and now I'm getting remarried, and my fiance has a 6 year old son. She's been so strong, through everything. And I still see her as my baby girl.

How do I let her grow up? I really don't want to, but I know I have to. People with teenagers or older kids, how did you let your babies grow up? I know in my heart she'll always be my little girl, but how do I face the fact that she isn't a baby anymore and needs to take on more responisbility? She's already so mature for her age? I feel like a minute ago she was my little baby and I blinked and she's a teenager! HELP!

Answer 1

well i'm a teenager (13) and i guess my parents are going through the same stuff. But even though i want to be a grown up on the outside, on the inside i still want them to think of me as their little girl and i miss some of the stuff i used to hate them doing like tucking me in and kissing me goodnight but i would never tell them that and maybe that's how your daughter feels.

just give her more freedom and she will still love u know matter what you do. Don't baby her that will honestly make it worse because it will make her want to grow up even faster

Answer 2

GET OVER IT AND LET NATURE RUN IT's COURSE SOON SHE WILL BE GROWN AND ASKING THE SAME QUESTION YOU ARE ABOUT HER DAUGHTER...

Answer 3

Let me tell ya some thing! Let go move on.

She may  be mad about some thing. Acording to ur other questions u are having another child and that u have a fiance and im thinkin that maybe u broke up with her mom and she may not want a new mom. And she may not want you to have a kid with her cause that would mean that you would like maybe marrie her and that made her a little bit upset you need to talk to her about hitting you. She should not be able to hit her father.

Answer 4

It's hard. She'll always be your baby- no matter if she's 13 or 50. Giving her a little more freedom would be wise- but don't go overboard.

Personally, I think she will come to like that she is always your little girl- even as she grows.