I Believe Parenting Is The Hardest Job Anyone Could Ever Have

I believe this is so true. When I was younger I thought it would be easy to raise a kid. I thought I could be a great parent and the kids would do what I wanted them to if I treated them with respect. I was sure they would treat us with respect also.

THEN I had a few kids and realized that the parenting gig is a bit harder than I ever thought it would be. Our 12 year old feels it's okay to constantly get upset everytime we tell her no. And believe me it's not like she grew up not knowing what the word no was. There have been plenty of times we have said no and that is perfectly fine. But lately it seems everytime we say no it puts her in a tail spin and we can not even discuss what she is asking logically. I hear 12-16 are the toughest years for girls and parents but good lord I'm not sure if we will make it till she is 16.