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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone is constantly making comments to me like "Just wait til your kid is a teenager... omg it is tough!"  or "I had no idea how hard it would be to be a parent until my kids were teenagers." or "Once your kids are teenagers, you will get zero sleep."

What exactly is so hard about having a teenager?   Is it that they are driving and going to parties?  Is it that they care less about grades?

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When they are little the hard work is mostly physical - getting up at night, changing diapers, constantly being vigilant for safety issues, etc. When they become teenagers, the hard work for parents is mental/emotional. And every decision they make (yes, as teenagers most of the relevant decisions are in THEIR hands) can have life-changing consequences. I have a lovely freshman in HS, almost no drama around social stuff. But it's a whole different ball game to parent well when the kid is in the driver's seat on everything that matters to his or her future.[/quote]

As a mom to 2 boys the hardest part for me has been the fighting. Constantly. It is mind numbing and worse than having an infant.[b] I just wish the older one would knock the younger ones lights out and we'd have a working pecking order. [/quote][/b]

This is disturbing in so many ways.  What if your older son seriously injured your younger son?  [/quote]

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oh yes.  The one who expresses concern about a kid is the one who needs to unclench.  Physical abuse is so witty these days!  Are you the pp who wants one kid to knock the other one out?  Aren't we supposed to take people at their word?  After all, that poster hasn't come back and said "just joking!"

You are the one who needs serious help.[/quote]I dont need to say just joking. I don't expect grown ass adults to be so dense.

Are you new to the English language or did you just skip class when they taught what a figure of speech was?

Dear lord, I cant believe an adult needs this spelled out. Unclench. Seriously. [/quote]

Go jump in a lake[/quote]

Awe, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Hopefully you can do some work in your coloring books tonight to help you relax.[/quote]

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