Diary of Parenting

My child asked me to give her privacy today.I stood there very surprised and she thought I didn't hear her.She called me and said "I need privacy please excuse me for a minute". I couldn't process it,neither could I answer do I just walked away.In the evening I was talking to a friend and she walked to my room.I asked her to leave as I was busy and she looked at me like I said something really wild. My friend then asked me what I was whispering and I explained the situation to which he asked why I was telling her to leave.I said because if she was expecting privacy then she had to learn to give it even when it wasn't convenient.Now my friend thinks I need prayers because it's going to be crazy going from here.I know one thing for sure that I'll always be intentional about being a parent even if it involves giving privacy to my child.I may not get why she needs it or why she has things she prefers to do alone but I know for sure that I'll always be here when she needs me.