I understand that dad's communication with his teenage daughter needs to change a little bit, but why is Taylor not accountable for her snotty attitude as well? This is the first episode where I really disagreed with Jo. She totally let Taylor play the victim when she was just as bratty as the younger kids.
shareReally? I don't agree with that. Taylor was acting out because she was in pain. I've read in many places that a positive father/daughter relationship during the teen years is critical. And her father would laugh at her hair, yell at her, and make her feel ugly.
As for Mariah, I wonder if she has any alone time. Just because she has cerebral palsy doesn't mean anything. From what I understand people with that disease have the same intelligence. When she's done with her therapy, is she just put in the corner to observe the family all day? Or can she spend some time alone each day in a private room to do a few normal teen things like listen to music, read some magazines, watch TV? (Of course she'd need some sort of system like a buzzer or bell for help if she needs it, etc. And she probably couldn't be *too* far away. It probably wouldn't be wise to put her alone upstairs at the very end of the hall.)
As the mother of a girl in middle school, they all feel ugly and victimized all the time. Everything is all high drama, all the time. A lot of parents wouldn't want their daughter to color their hair the way she did or wanted to. Actually, if she was my kid she wouldn't be wearing that dog collar on her neck, either. She is just having a prolonged tantrum about it. I think one problem is that the dad, instead of having a backbone and saying "No, end of discussion", is letting his frustration at her refusal to drop it come out in a bad way. He does need to stop with the sarcastic and ugly comments, but Taylor needs to stop with her whining and "I hate you" stuff as well.
shareI just think you need to let teenagers get that stuff out of their system. I'd limit the make-up and hair color during the school year, because that can actually be a distraction.... in my town a few years ago, there was a girl who dyed her hair hot pink or something, and they wouldn't allow it at school. They said dye it a "non-distracting" color or be suspended. Of course her mother defended her... hehe. That's one lame waste of energy. It'll be the same thing when she goes out into the workforce. There will be dress codes, rules for appearance, etc.
True, I think when I was in school the rule was that you could only color your hair a "color found in nature." lol
shareI agree Jennifer. While the Dad was wrong, it wasn't all his fault. The girl was to blame as well. I had a hard relationship with my Dad but I wouldn't have dared speak to him to way she spoke to her father. He would have whooped my ass.
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