I [16] was on the computer and was almost done doing something when my sister [13] came in and said [not asked] that she would get on at 12. I said that I was almost done with something but she didn't care. She started to raise her voice for me to get off because I had been on for a while. I kept saying no but was kind of making jokes. She suddenly kicked me in the stomach [it really hurt] and took the mouse from me, logged me off, and signed on. Then I refused to get out of the chair because she was being rude and she started yelling [it's midnight here, with 2 sleeping parents]. She leaned the chair over to get me off. Then I just tried to talk to her about why she always has to yell and never wants to talk and she screamed, "Because you never leave me alone! GET OUT!!!!" She was crying hysterically and screaming incredibly loud for about 5 minutes while I was trying to calm her down and just talk to her. She continued screaming and crying until finally she stormed off to her room.
What do I do about this? She says she hates me, she isn't willing to talk to me about this, and I don't want to get my parents involved. Please don't say she's just PMS-ing or being normal because I won't believe it.
MelLeDisko answered Sunday September 3 2006, 3:14 am: If she's not willing to talk to you, you might have to get your parents involved. Getting your parents to talk to her and try and get her to settle down and settle some rules around the house might be the only way.
Try talking to her first, though. Don't talk to her after or during a fight, just try and talk to her when she's in a good mood and everything's fine around the house. Tell her she needs to yell less, and just talk. And let her know you were going to let her on, you were just finishing up something you were working on for awhile and were almost finishing. And also she should apologize for kicking you in the stomach, but that's just really rude.
And I'm not saying it's completely normal, but I mean, she is 13. It sort of is expected. 13 year olds can tend to be really over-dramatic and always annoying and they want their way. All the girls in my school who are 13 are like that. They freak out and then they start going ballistic and cause drama with all the people in their grade. Sheesh, thank goodness I'm not 13 anymore, haha.
But like I said, try talking to her, if she's not willing to talk, you have to talk to your parents about it, cause it's getting out of hand. Try setting computer limit times or something. Maybe you get 3-5, her 5-7, you 7-9, her 10-12 or you guys can alternate or something. Try figuring out a plan so whenever it's time to get off, it's time to get off and she doesn't throw a temper tantrum.
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