Teenage Daughter Best Friend

Totally normal. Kids in junior high change friends about as often as they change their clothes. Or it could just be she's busy. Basically she should just stop trying to call her all the time...maybe she was smothering her friend with wanting to hang out too much. Who knows. Good luck.

totally normal, and maybe it's time your daughter finds another friend... It's hard, my daughter since early on had friends like this... I hate it, tell her she should expect respect and don't be used but easier said than done... I hate seeing her like this. She's gotten better with age and letting go and see peoples's true colors... I had 2 great friend (best friends) in jr through high school, I had good friends in elementary too, so it was hard for me to relate... but I've seen it too many times with her... she bends over backwards, well use too for them, then she woke up finally and put her foot down... she's hanging out with better friends now.

You may want to remind your daughter that gossip is rarely an accurate way to get information about somebody. Until she talks to her friend, she may not know what, if anything, is really the problem.

Also, I know my family is always so busy during summer days. Between chores, errands and family field trips, my boys can go days, sometimes weeks, without seeing or talking to their school friends. Perhaps your daughter's friend is equally busy.

In the meantime, encourage your daughter to explore new activities and new friends. Yes, it's disappointing to not see one's BFF, but it's also a golden opportunity to explore new things. Summer theme: NEW ADVENTURES!

Good luck!

I just posted almost the exact same thing about my 12 year old daughter thos morning. I never went through this when I was her age so it was hard for me to relate. I am glad she isnt the only one going through this and I guess its normal.:)

Sounds normal to me. Some kids move on with new friends.

Anther mom just posted about her issues with teen girls.
Jr High girls are not always the best friends to have. Especially if they have no guidance at home. Encourage your daughter to find other friends. Encourage her to be the better person and NEVER spread rumors or talk bad about other people.
It will get better as they go onto high school, but jr high is difficult

Good luck and God Bless

D.

Yes, it's normal, especially at this age.

Around 9th grade, there is usually a big shift in friends. After the first few months of 9th grade, my daughter lost all of the friends she had been with for years. They started being kind of mean to her, and she came home crying a lot. Ninth grade wasn't her best time, but she found new friends, and in later years became friends with her old friends again.

Just give her a hug and tell her it will get better, and she will find other friends.

Sounds like they aren't best friends anymore.. kids are weird and it's normal so just let you daughter make new friends.

As kids grow their interests change. Usually the friendship just gradually fades, one or both of them find other friends, join different groups, and they see and talk to each other less and less.

It is a little odd that this girl is completely ignoring your daughter, but these things do happen. I'm sure it's very difficult for your daughter. To help ease the transition, spend some mother daughter time together, have her invite another friend over, encourage your daughter to join a new group/activity.

Twelve to 15 is a difficult time for girls. I tell people 13 is the year for crying because all mine did that so much at that age. Kids today are also meaner than they used to be. Good time for your daughter to explore other interests, and perhaps she will find new friends. But she should be aware that her intensity to like someone may not be reciprocated.

Friendships have a way of changing/coming/going over time. I see this with my 12 year old. There are two girls she's known since kindergarten and she's had ups and downs with both friendships (both are currently on the up). And I've seen other times when she's had good friendships for a couple of years but then they just fade. But it's tough when it seems to be one-sided, as may be the situation for your daughter. Are there other girls that your daughter is friends with that she may be able to get together with? And I like the idea of more mother/daughter time to help her through this. I also have a 16 year old daughter who has struggled for years with friendships which makes her very sad but when we do things together she seems a little happier.