How do you deal with a 17 year old girl who's pretty convinced rules doesn't applies to her? [I Have Teenagers]

it's just something she'll have to learn the hard way through experience, like we all do

One assumes you still feed her and house her..There is your problem....\\\


Having spent some time watching the commentary here, I now have something to say.
First. You created this monster by how she was brought up. So you will need to take a real look at that. In the end, you have the choice of how to deal (or not deal) with it. But my advice whatever you do is keep your cool. and stay calm throughout. Teenagers specialise in exasperating parents. TV teaches them this to Olympic qualifying standard. The only way to outdo them is to be immovable once your position is dug. Oh and be sure you are removing something they absolutely MUST have. Who covers her phone plan?
Just make a list of the things she isnt getting anymore until she learns to be human and not some entitled little B**CH...
But I do agree with an earlier comment that if the real hard yards had been covered when she was younger, you might not have the problem now..

Just pray she is smarter than she is respectful. I think cocky youth gotta make their own mistakes.. live and learn.

The more work you put into kids from 0-12 years of age the less work you need to put in them from 13-19.. If you put little or no work into kids from 0-12 then trying to start doing so from 13-19 will often be a waste of effort..

Sadly some teens / young adults need to find out why there are rules by personally suffering the sometimes dramatic consequences of breaking the rules..

Been reading an article about the development of the teenage brain. Apparently they find it difficult to reason until in their early twenties. Upshot of the article is that you need to spend twice as long listening to them as you do reasoning with them.

Teenagers are Iike that. They’re in the transition to the adult life but they’re still children at the same time. So it’s confusing in their heads

I think I'd answer, "I couldn't agree more. My problem is that I'll be your Dad until the day I die."

Hmmmm here’s what I MIGHT say: I’ll be here when you get back, because I love you, even tho that sounds old fashioned and lame.. Remember, this lame old fashioned Family is forever if you let it be. But it would be nice if you worked on being a little lame and old fashioned yourself: caring, watchful, careful, grateful..(you chose your values to insert here)

I'm going to assume she has a job, lives in her own apartment, pays her own bills, cooks and cleans for herself and has her own car. If not, then she is being an entitled B*tch and all of those things can be removed until she sees it your way. Sending a teenager to their room is a reward if the whole internet is in there , paid for by someone else.😷

You might be less lame if you said rules DON'T APPLY to her. They teach that sort of thing in school.

Actions have consequences. Even for valley girls.

It depends on what rules you mean tho right????!??!??

Good for her

Some kids needs to learn the hard way. Sounds like she might be one.