My daughter is my best friend. Is this wrong. I am a woman. This is my friends account.
2007-05-01 07:11:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
It's not wrong if you and she also both understand that you are the mom and she needs to listen to you and accept your authority. In the same way, she also needs to feel you are there not just to hang out with but to protect her. It may not always be good for her to be the listener to all of your problems, as she may feel the need to help you in ways that she can't, as a young girl. If you have a great relationship and she respects your authority and you are a responsible mom, then congratulations! Lots of teenage girls are alienated from their moms.
2007-05-01 07:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by surlygurl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, she should be your daughter and you can enjoy a fantastic and wonderful mother-daughter relationship; you can trust each other, you can share many things, but a friend will neve substitute a mother or a daughter the same way that a mother or a daughter will never substitute a friend; these are different relationships, different feelings and they have a different role in people's lives.
Thank God for the great relationship that you and your daughter share.
2007-05-01 07:21:52 · answer #2 · answered by melissa986 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with your 17 year old daughter being your best friend....as long as there is still that mother daughter boundary there with respect and obedience towards you on her part. It's good when a mother and daughter can be that close. My oldest son and I are VERY close and he talks to me about nearly everything, but there is still that mother, son boundary there and he knows how far he can go and how far he can't. He tells everyone that he is a mama's boy and there is nothing wrong with that to a point...it teaches him how to treat his girlfriend. So you and your daughter enjoy your friendship but don't forget you are her mother FIRST!!
2007-05-01 07:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by kristin747 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A daughter (as well as a mom) has her own friends. A daughter needs a mom to be a mom. It is fine to want to be there for her as a friend, but she already has friends that she probably trusts for those types of issues. And what does a 17 year old have in common with, well, you? Besides genetics?
2007-05-01 07:15:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well first off you need to be a mom first and a friend second.
I have a daughter who is soon to be 16 years and we are friends but, I have to drawl the line because they try to take advantage of some situation. It's ok to be close as mother and daughter should be but she needs to have best friends her age as well. I think your mom will always be your friend when no one else is there but we have to be moms first.
2007-05-01 07:18:04 · answer #5 · answered by angel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not1You are the parent not her girlfriend.As a girl friend you would be expected to help her have sex with her b/f without his parents knowing and trust her blindly and never ever say ANYTHING negative about anything she does that will be destructive to her life.Sure as a parent you WILL be hated at times but after its all said and done, you can be friends once she is grown and she will be gratefull you were a parent instead of a g/f.
2007-05-01 07:17:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no not really. just dont make her hang around u 24/7 when she wants to hang out with someother friends. dont bud into her conversations or social events unless she asks or wants u to. but this should be a healthy friendship where both of yall feel comfortable and not forced.
2007-05-01 07:18:23 · answer #7 · answered by Lolly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, i was best friends with my mom.. .its also better because she will be able to tell you anything. she will be open to you and tell you what she is feeling.. if she gets into something that she shouldnt be (ie drinking, drugs...) you will know...
Just make sure you and her both know that you are still the mom and she cant push you around
2007-05-01 07:15:40 · answer #8 · answered by bubbles16701 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see nothing wrong with that and besides who knows you better then she? It can be a healthy and fruitful friendship.
2007-05-01 07:15:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, Sure that"s wonderful, but she must also know that first you are her mom ! "The authority figure"
2007-05-01 07:20:14 · answer #10 · answered by lonewolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋