I can’t WAIT to have teens!

[Anonymous]

On TV shows the parents of teenagers look so relaxed in the mornings. Drinking coffee, eating breakfast and reading the newspaper. Their teen comes in, they chat for a few minutes, the teen grabs backpack and a bagel and off they go to school.

Compare that with my mornings trying to get a 4yo ready for preschool dropoff while not completely ignoring the baby. It’s a whirlwind!

Yeah I know, teens come with a host of other issues, but I’m looking forward to having independent kids!

[Anonymous]

lol! Ignorance truly is bliss!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lol! Ignorance truly is bliss!

So true!

[Anonymous]

Small kids, small problems. Big kids…

[Anonymous]

So much easier when a cartoon character bandaid and a snack can cure all their hurts.

[Anonymous]

Hahaha. You may have seriously just set some karma in motion…. bc toddlers are a cakewalk to teens.

[Anonymous]

Independent like - you are too heavy for me to lift into a car and carry into daycare, thereby making you someone else’s problem and I can go to work?

Op, you've never faced a teen who refuses to leave their bed and go to school. So you are living in ignorant bliss.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Small kids, small problems. Big kids…

Amen. I’d happily changed a toddler’s diapers for a couple more years if I could skip the college admissions process.

[Anonymous]

A friend with grown kids says how they are as toddlers is how they'll be as teens. Just bigger. And smellier. So basically I'm screwed.

[Anonymous]

You really need a 10-12 year old.

But ho ahead and dream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On TV shows the parents of teenagers look so relaxed in the mornings. Drinking coffee, eating breakfast and reading the newspaper. Their teen comes in, they chat for a few minutes, the teen grabs backpack and a bagel and off they go to school.

What the TV shows don't include is how long and loudly they yelled at you when you dragged them out of bed because they slept right through their 85 decibel alarm clock, and how sometimes they missed the bus and asked you to drive them just when you had a morning meeting for work, and then they forgot their instrument or some form, and texted you to bring it to school in time for band

[Anonymous]

Don't wish your children's childhood away.

[Anonymous]

While it's true that big kids often have big problems, the truth is I have loved having teens-- they are great. (My kids are 23 and 18.)

Parenting small children is physically exhausting in a way that parenting older kids just isn't. And yes, you do get to kick back with a cup of coffee on the regular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On TV shows the parents of teenagers look so relaxed in the mornings. Drinking coffee, eating breakfast and reading the newspaper. Their teen comes in, they chat for a few minutes, the teen grabs backpack and a bagel and off they go to school.

What the TV shows don't include is how long and loudly they yelled at you when you dragged them out of bed because they slept right through their 85 decibel alarm clock, and how sometimes they missed the bus and asked you to drive them just when you had a morning meeting for work, and then they forgot their instrument or some form, and texted you to bring it to school in time for band

Oh, and then you realize they got a C o the big test which they have some super long convoluted explanation for which may or may not be total BS and they also need to go to the mall to get a dress for homecoming tomorrow but forget it anyway because all their friends hate them and so they’ll just stay home and hide under their bed instead of going anyway if you’re going to give them crap about it and oh also they just broke the computer they need for school because they dropped it running for the bus because they were wearing flip flops to school and also twisted their ankle so mom can you take me to urgent care like right after homecoming because if I skip that my friends definitely will hate me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On TV shows the parents of teenagers look so relaxed in the mornings. Drinking coffee, eating breakfast and reading the newspaper. Their teen comes in, they chat for a few minutes, the teen grabs backpack and a bagel and off they go to school.

What the TV shows don't include is how long and loudly they yelled at you when you dragged them out of bed because they slept right through their 85 decibel alarm clock, and how sometimes they missed the bus and asked you to drive them just when you had a morning meeting for work, and then they forgot their instrument or some form, and texted you to bring it to school in time for band

Oh, and then you realize they got a C o the big test which they have some super long convoluted explanation for which may or may not be total BS and they also need to go to the mall to get a dress for homecoming tomorrow but forget it anyway because all their friends hate them and so they’ll just stay home and hide under their bed instead of going anyway if you’re going to give them crap about it and oh also they just broke the computer they need for school because they dropped it running for the bus because they were wearing flip flops to school and also twisted their ankle so mom can you take me to urgent care like right after homecoming because if I skip that my friends definitely will hate me.

^ She gets it. I see you teen Mom.