Elena Richardson Reaction (phone call w/ a friend)

Do you know how hard I try with Izzy, she burnt her hair off and I barely even reprimanded her. She has talent, she was the second row at the concert and she’s only 14, yet she wastes it by her trivial acts to grab attention. She comes from a loving family with three great siblings who all turned out normal, what happened to her? I asked her to wear one simple dress to the recital and she acted as if I was asking her to cut off her hand. I don’t understand where she is coming from. Does she not care about how I felt during that moment. I was so proud of her, I thought she liked the violin, the family was there to cheer her on. And she just sat there doing nothing only to turn and look at us with big black writing all over her forehead saying “I’m not your puppet”. How ridiculous is that, what does that even mean? I am her mother she should listen to me, I know what is best even Lexie and Trip knew what she did was wrong. You should’ve seen the look on their faces, it was embarrassing for all of us. Oh, and the car ride home was even worse, complete silence. What am I supposed to say after that stunt? How am I supposed to raise a child that doesn’t want to be raised? Should I take her to some sort of therapist because clearly whatever I do isn’t enough? I just want her to be normal like my other children and embrace her talent as well as being a functioning person in society. Is that too much to ask for?

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