Teenagers are a**holes

[Anonymous]

The sudden and regular aggression is bad enough. But I have to say that it really pushes my buttons first thing in the morning. She's on the war path as soon as her feet hit the floor. We all just woke up for heaven's sake!

[Anonymous]

Not being snarky, I swear, but I have two teenage boys - 13 and 15 - and they are not assholes, at least yet. They have their annoying habits but they're not rude or disrespectful to me. If they do roll their eyes at me, I'm glad they have the courtesy to do it behind my back but are pleasant to my face.

[Anonymous]

My DD screamed at me last week, about where are her eggs for breakfast and what awful mother I am to make her brother eggs but not her. She would never eat them and even told me two weeks ago not to make them, and why am I making them and to "just stop." Right? So then yesterday I made her eggs, she ate it all without saying a word, then this morning, she went off again, "why are making me eggs, I don't want them, take it away!" No point is asking what the heck she wants from day to day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not being snarky, I swear, but I have two teenage boys - 13 and 15 - and they are not assholes, at least yet. They have their annoying habits but they're not rude or disrespectful to me. If they do roll their eyes at me, I'm glad they have the courtesy to do it behind my back but are pleasant to my face.

OP here. None taken. In the grand scheme of things, DS is a really great kid, as I'm sure most of our kids are. But HOO BOY, sometimes....

[Anonymous]

As a consequence of this thread, how many of you have called YOUR parents and begged forgiveness?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a consequence of this thread, how many of you have called YOUR parents and begged forgiveness?

Oh I'm fully aware karma is kicking my butt, and have informed my parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a consequence of this thread, how many of you have called YOUR parents and begged forgiveness?

Funny you ask. Three years ago, before my kids were full on "teens" I houseda 17 year old exchange student. She was the rudest, most negative, plain evil girl. It was not my perspective or cultural difference. Stupid was the word of every minute, and everybody was stupid, America, food, me, my kids were ugly, she even went ton to say that she will always get her way and I should just do and take her where she wants to go, her Dad was stupid peasant, her mother was now fat, her sister was ugly..... So I called my mom and I sincerely apologized for ever being a teenager. I really did it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a consequence of this thread, how many of you have called YOUR parents and begged forgiveness?

I called my parents and they laughed at me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a consequence of this thread, how many of you have called YOUR parents and begged forgiveness?

Funny you ask. Three years ago, before my kids were full on "teens" I houseda 17 year old exchange student. She was the rudest, most negative, plain evil girl. It was not my perspective or cultural difference. Stupid was the word of every minute, and everybody was stupid, America, food, me, my kids were ugly, she even went ton to say that she will always get her way and I should just do and take her where she wants to go, her Dad was stupid peasant, her mother was now fat, her sister was ugly..... So I called my mom and I sincerely apologized for ever being a teenager. I really did it.

Note to Self: No Exchange Students. Ever.

[Anonymous]

Glad to see people have this.

Not only did they laugh, but of course it generated a whole slew of "Do you remember when you did . . ." stories! Ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD screamed at me last week, about where are her eggs for breakfast and what awful mother I am to make her brother eggs but not her. She would never eat them and even told me two weeks ago not to make them, and why am I making them and to "just stop." Right? So then yesterday I made her eggs, she ate it all without saying a word, then this morning, she went off again, "why are making me eggs, I don't want them, take it away!" No point is asking what the heck she wants from day to day.

If this were my kid I'd tell her from now on she can make her own breakfast to ensure it's exactly what she wants every time.

[Anonymous]

Love this thread! If it's any consolation, DS is now 17 and has apologized for being an a$$hole when he was 14-15. He really was one, too.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this thread! I too fantasize about boarding school, military school, the military....
Just this morning my DD rolled her eyes at the eggs I'd made for her, said they looked awful, she definitely wasn't eating THAT, and then went on to make "edible" eggs for herself. (I guess the last bit is good).

Today was actually a relatively OK day.

[Anonymous]

My DS actually apologized for something today! DH and I were in stunned silence for a moment before we remembered to thank him.

[Anonymous]

OP, we need the context. Did you deserve an eye roll? Are you over-controlling? Don't insist on controlling your teenager's life but then complain when they don't like it. You wouldn't like it either.