Reply to thread

13 can be a fun but yet confusing age.  You are learning a lot, body changing and just so much going on with emotions too.  My daughter is approaching this age soon and is friends with girls who are 13.  I think you should be honest with your friend, I always believe in honesty, but also try to not let some of this bother you as much as it does - I know that sounds hard trust me I was a teenager once (just a long time ago  ).

I may or may not be right in my statements below as it is hard to say for sure, but here are some possibilities for her behavior:

For test scores, her parents may really push her to get good grades so if she gets less then an A she may feel like she will be in trouble or like she let her parents down.

When she goes to another friend's house, maybe she wants to explain to you where she is so if you text her or want her to hang out you know she is busy.  It may or may not be bragging. 

When it comes to the boys, it may just be her not knowing what she wants or maybe just seeing it.  I see friends' daughters going through similar right now and it just started to happen right around 13.

One other thing to think of too is maybe she has low self esteem.