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? asked in Pregnancy & ParentingParenting · 1 decade ago

This morning my 15 yr old daughter and I got in a huge fight and I said some things I didnt mean...what 2 do?

This morning my daughter and I got in a very big fight and i told her she was an accident and that her mother and I didnt want her. How do I make her understand I didnt mean it and that I said it out of frustration?

She is the youngest of 4 girls and she's 15 while her sisters are 25,27, and 29, so there is a 10 year gap between her and the girl before her.

Our fight was about how I feel she is to young to go out to a party on a thursday night, and she goes well if I didnt have an old man as a father maybe I could go out. (I am 53 and my wife is 52 so when she was born we were 38 & 37)

How do I fix this?

Update:

My thing is I love her to death and always will. Her mother and I did plan her we wanted one more baby before we hit 40, and she was that kid the one we had some trouble with during the pregnancy and gave us some scares which makes us love her more because she pulled through and is here.

I thought about telling her exactly that, but I'm not sure she will even listen to me.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Apologize to her. Tell her you were upset and spoke without thinking, spoke with the intent to hurt, which is childish and immature, but spoken out of fear for her safety and frustration that she wasn't listening, so you went for shock value.

  • 1 decade ago

    Once something like that is out there, it's too late. You can't take it back and it will NEVER be forgotten. However, you can try to patch things up a little by telling her: you are really sorry for what you said, she was NOT an accident. she wasn't planned, but she was a wonderful blessed surprised. then go on to tell her how happy you were the day she was born.....the first time you looked into her eyes, etc...Pretty much, just make her feel special. And I'm sure if you think back 15 years, you were very happy and she was the most special precious baby in the world.

  • 1 decade ago

    For starters i am a teenager and if i was in your daughter shows i would feel humiliated and un appreciated.. you should seat her down and explain her privileges and her cautions as in you need to tell her were her boundaries is with out raising your voice this should be in a calm and or reasonable speech... you should even give her some reasonable choices of what she can and cant do on a thursday... and if this doesn't work you can always result into have her talk to one of her older sibling and see how they can work things out since obviously they've been in her shoes before and you always first in foremost remind her of the love you have for her and that you will always have

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Just take her aside and apologize, let her know that you say things you dont mean, and without thinking when your mad, and that you didnt mean that at all, and love her very much. I'm a high school teacher, so I deal with teenage girls every day. They get mad, give them a break and they'll get over it. Just apologize and give her some space and she'll come around pretty quickly

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  • 1 decade ago

    Apologize to her. Tell you that you said things that were hurtful and cruel and were not meant nor true. Tell her that it's not always easy being a parent and that sometimes your mouth runs away without checking with your brain first. But you don't have to change your mind about the party.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't think that you are going to be able to fix this one, what a terrible thing to say, you had to mean this or you wouldn't have said it. This is going to stay with her and she is always going to feel that she is wanted or loved. It is best not to say anymore.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm not a parent or adult, but a teen. If I were you, I would take her to an empty room and talk in privacy and explain why you said what you said, and call it a truce.

  • 1 decade ago

    Tell you are sorry and explain how people say thinge they don't mean when they are anger, no excuse and you love her.

  • 1 decade ago

    -Apologize to her & tell her you were just Angry & didn't mean it. THAT would be a good "Start..."

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