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[patsylabrador]

Mine is due home any moment after three week holiday in America. It's been a household of men and I've missed my ally.

[Cate in NZ]

I'd struggle without my daughter, ally and best friend...that's for sure. There's something special about daughters

[poachedegg]

That is so nice to hear - I don't have a relationship with my Mum and when I did it was quite functional and emtionally cold. However on the plus side it has shown me how I don't want to make the same mistakes and hopefully as DD ( grows older, then so will our lovely relationship that we have at the moment.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

That is so nice to hear - I don't have a relationship with my Mum and when I did it was quite functional and emtionally cold.

 

That is exactly the same for me . I don't have daughters but hopefully my boys have benefited from my knowing how NOT to parent .

[Griffin]

I have four My eldest will be 13 next week, I really don't feel old enough to be the Mother of a teenager! I'm currently counting down the minutes until it's time to go collect my 11 year old, she's been away with her school since Monday and I've missed her enormously. I just know I'm going to cry when I see her I will also cry in September when my four year old starts big school. No more babies at home to look after! What on earth will I do with myself? It's quite frightening really, I've looked after my little people for 13 years and to have them all at school saddens me.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I will also cry in September when my four year old starts big school.

 

I'll be doing that when my 18 year old leaves home in September .

[Chucky Mama]

My 14yr old DD is home tonight after staying with a family in France. Boy I've missed having another female in the house (apart from the dog and chickens but they don't count).

[LisaP]

My lovely daughter is my best friend and ally too She turned 17 last week and will be going off to Uni next year. Her older brother will be going too and I will miss them both soooo much.

 

Goes without saying that I love all 4 of my children equally but there is a 'different' kind of bond with my daughter.

 

Will still have my 2 youngest boys to contend with of course and I'm quite looking forward to not doing the primary school run anymore when youngest moves up to secondary this September.

 

I had a mixed up childhood myself as my dear, wonderful, loving Mum died when I was 8 but I am lucky enough to remember how loved I felt and try to pass this feeling on to my brood. I also had the original wicked stepmother (Disney had nothing on her ) and if I have to admit to gaining anything from her, it's how not to parent. Dad finally divorced her just after I left home

 

Lisa P

[bluekarin]

My eldest will be 13 next week, I really don't feel old enough to be the Mother of a teenager!

 

I've looked after my little people for 13 years and to have them all at school saddens me.

 

Snap! My ED will be 13 a week on Sunday and I, like you, do not feel old enough to be a mum of a teenager. I can remember all to clearly what it was like. I'm sure it wasn't that long ago.......erm, well, maybe it was My DS leaves junior school in a few weeks, and the my YD has one year left at junior before heading off to secondary education. I really will cry then. I cried at ED's leaving assembly

 

I used to be really close to my ED, but recently I found things to a be a bit distant between us. She is very moody, and shouts at her siblings, and us to some degree, although she has been better this week (maybe the banning of the iPhone did it lol). She seems to feel shouting people down is the way to win an argument. But there are other times when she'll snuggle up with me on the sofa and I absolutely cherish those moments. As hubby says, they won't happen for very much longer

[Egluntyne]

Mine is due home any moment after three week holiday in America. It's been a household of men and I've missed my ally.

 

Tell me about it. My daughter has flown the nest and so I am surrounded by men.

[Seagazer]

It will be lovely to have my DD home for good (until she leaves home) after 4 years of uni as I too live in a house of men. I know we will spark off each other too though so it won't all be plain sailing but we both know to say sorry quickly and love each other very much (as I do the 2 boys). It will be lovely to have her to go shopping with and to see some of the girlie films.

 

Its strange to me that my DD will be 23 this year and thats how old I was when I had her, to me she still seems young in so many ways although I know she's capable of living away and looking after herself. Was I like that at 23, I don't know. I'd already been married for 2 years then. Trying to imagine her with a baby still seems unreal. Hopefully I won't be grandma quite yet!!

 

Knowing my luck she will get a job and move straight out

[poachedegg]

I am chuckling away to myself because I was reading the thread and thought what a coincidence everybody's DD is cally Ally - the penny dropped when I got to LisaP!

[chickencam]

 

My ED and I have a lovely close relationship. She has nearly finished her GCSE's and will be at home for most of the summer. We are cherishing the next few weeks before her siblings break up fot the summer, we have already had a couple of shopping trips and went to a food festival together at lunchtime

 

I am close to all my children, my YD has always been more challenging, but our relationship is getting stronger all the time. I also have a strong bond with my DS who loves to cuddle me just to show how much taller than me he is

 

I also had an odd relationship with my mum, no hugs once I was over about 8 years old etc, so again I was taught how not to do it. I wonder what these perfectly parented children will turn out like as parents

[Griffin]

 

Its strange to me that my DD will be 23 this year and thats how old I was when I had her, to me she still seems young in so many ways although I know she's capable of living away and looking after herself. Was I like that at 23, I don't know. I'd already been married for 2 years then. Trying to imagine her with a baby still seems unreal. Hopefully I won't be grandma quite yet!!

I was 23 when I had my third daughter We owned our own home by then too!

[craftyhunnypie]

I'd have loved to have had a daughter - all that cute girlyness. However, I can't stand babies & all that gooeyness. I also can't stand the teenage years. Plus I don't think I'd like to raise a child in todays society. It's too frightening & I'd want to wrap them in cotton wool. But having a daughter must be lovely.

 

Emma.x

[Cinnamon]

It is - I have 2 of them

 

My eldest is now through the teen horrors, & is a lovely young woman,with a dirty sense of humour,a positive outlook on life & you can have a really intelligent chat with her.

 

My youngest is 15,& still gets her 'I hate Mummy & every other adult' days,but is on other days cuddly,sweet,clever & brave.

 

I was very,very close to my Mum - we spoke every day .She lived a long way away from me,& that was hard.She then was incapacitated after an accident & died last year after 5 years of being in a home & needing constant care.

 

I think it made me appreciate my girls even more, & them me too.

I wouldn't change them for the world