The Young and the Restless - MESSAGE BOARDS

Quote CherylD: teens are teens are teens. You, yourself may be a very religious and calm person, but that doesn't mean your teen won't act out. Plus, if all she was around was peace and calm, and then all of a sudden her world was turned upside down and she was thrown into a new environment, she could act out. Sometimes even the nicest of kids throw a temper tantrum if they are told they are going to have to "move" away from something that has been familiar to them, part of their lives.

Plus, - the "temper tantrums" are just a way to block people being close. She's probably afraid to let people "in." The world she knew and the people she knew are now gone -- so she doesn't want anyone to get close to her - because she probably feels she will have to get up and move again - so she puts on the false front first -- be first to hurt them so they can't hurt you. And she's only 15 -- she's not matured enough to figure it all out... but it's probably more of a defense mechinism.

And I doubt she lived in the Ashram her whole life anyway - didn't they say she was on the run with her father -- so she's probably never had a chance to get close to anyone in her whole life - except maybe people at the Ashram.

Being a teen is hard enough as it is - but being one who has been plucked from a familiar, safe environment has to be even harder... I'm not surprised by her behavior.