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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious about this impact of teens in the house. I'm early 40s but with a kid who won't be a teenager until I hit 50. And only one. I do anticipate my parents being a nightmare by then (already well on their way) and I can see the conflict over eldercare with my siblings already starting up. I hope I get lucky with my kid! [/quote]
I'm 55 and have an 18 y.o. senior and 16 y.o. sophomore.  I think it depends on the teen.  My 18 y.o. really stresses me out and has caused me to be pretty unhappy and anxious (from about 13 y.o. on).  She's better now, but it was really hard and still is sort of hard because I have lower-case ptsd--I'm waiting for the next bad thing.   I worry that she won't fledge well and fall apart in college, but I don't want her to boomerang home as I can't do it anymore.

The 16 y.o. is really easy and no matter where you put her, she'd survive and figure out how to thrive.  I could happily live with her forever but for her sake, she needs to go and explore the world. [/quote]

I'm sorry - that sounds really rough with the older kid. [/quote]

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