-=> Quoting Mark Magill to Desiree Louvre <=-
 DL> Okay... here's a shot in the dark. Has your daughter's blood
 DL> sugar level been tested, as well as her iron count?
 MM> Hmmmm.... I will double-check that. Her
 MM> pediatrician is quite thorough (somewhat of a local legend
 MM> in that regard) but I will ask none the less.
Half the battle is finding a good doctor. :)
 MM> Puberty hit her in the face like a brick at about age NINE.
Did you know it can hit as young a SEVEN?  I got two at home
one 7 and the other 4... *this* is a scary thought!
 MM> The kid  at 13 has the general appearance of one MUCH older. Which
 MM> is also a concern of ours, given her intrinsically trusting
 MM> nature  of practically anyone. She's 5 feet (and
My son, who is the ADHD child used to say "hi" to eveyone... man, it
used to just freak me out! Fortunately, we got him out of that. My
daughter on the other hand, will not let a stranger get withing 10 feet
of her without screaming or running for her father or I... not a trusting
child.
 MM> probably some fraction by now) tall, about 130, and WAS
 MM> trading clothes with my MOTHER.. that is, until she OUTGREW
 MM> THEM! Buying clothes for her goes like this: Call Home.
 MM> Check size. Buy garment. Get quickly in car, hope not to
 MM> get stopped by any traffic lights on the way home. If
 MM> successful, fit is still a possibility. :) So you could

Geez... that would drive me nuts... but at least girls don't really
tend to wear out their clothes like boys do! 
Way off topic... do you have the same father/daughter and dating anxieties
that my husband has?? Our daughter is the 4 year old and he has had them
since she was born!  :)
 MM> well be correct, a good deal of this could be hormonal or
 MM> just the general stress of growing up. After all, YOU
 MM> (being a woman and former teenager!) should know. Something
Well, it's just a hunch anyway. :) Let me know how goes the battle.
 MM> else to bring up with the pediatrician when I check on the other
 MM> ideas.
 MM> Thanks much to all of you, should I forget to
 MM> mention anyone specifically.
Take care,
Desiree
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