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[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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