Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 10:02     Subject: Re:what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
"I am the greatest gift to you!"
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 08:50     Subject: what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“Omigod Mom, you’re such a G.”

I felt the warm glow of happiness for hours after.


You are a cooler parent than me: What is a G?


I want up know what a G is too!


NP but to my kids it means gangsta (gangster), a cool badass person


+1. I grew up w/hip hop in the 90s—the term G means gangsta (like Snoop, “Ain’t nothing but a G thing”), which basically means badass. Funny how a lot of rap terms become mainstream decades later!
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 08:42     Subject: Re:what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She's breaded
hbdbdhdhbhshsbd... in a text
what's good
I know 10 girls that were roofied last weekend
it's slight


?????


?????
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 08:41     Subject: what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“Omigod Mom, you’re such a G.”

I felt the warm glow of happiness for hours after.


You are a cooler parent than me: What is a G?


I want up know what a G is too!


NP but to my kids it means gangsta (gangster), a cool badass person


s.

i think it means good friend.

It means gangsta with OG though so who know
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 08:39     Subject: what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just today:

Me: your tutor just told me she's raising her rates 20%.

Teen: oh, I guess I'm so hard to teach. Great. (Dejectedly)

Me: no, she's increasing rates for everyone.

(Teen assumes everything is a criticism of her)


No offense, but I would not have told my teenager that. Even if we were forced to discontinue for financial reasons.


NP, just curious about why one would you avoid mentioning this. I assume the teen knows the tutor gets paid to work with her. Why wouldn’t you want a teenager to start understanding the market value of various goods and services?


Presumably the tutor is a necessity and if the family can afford it, there’s no need to add to the child’s existing anxiety by discussing the exact cost. If the child is wasting the service, that’s a different conversation, but akin to telling a child to not waste food by leaving the milk out of fridge or turning lights off when they leave a room.

My kids know how much things cost but we keep it neutral. “With demand for tutoring rising, tutors are increasing their rates.” would have sufficed without upsetting PP’s kid who already seems to have anxiety and self-esteem issues.



^^^^ all of this.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 08:39     Subject: what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I've been told that I "walk too quietly" and that when I'm in the kitchen it "ruins the vibe.". I didn't know that either of these things were possible.


This cracks me up.


Yes this one is awesome. As a mom, it will be my life's work to ruin the vibe of my teens! In my own kitchen!
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 08:37     Subject: Re:what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
If I come up with a good solution for anything, my teen will say approvingly "Her mind!"
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 07:23     Subject: Re:what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:I am 48 and I also kick ice cubes under the fridge. DH and teens let them melt where they fall. Cat plays with them.


All of you with ice kickers, what kind of floors do you have? I have 100 year old oak floors and shudder to think about a puddle of melting ice on it
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 07:21     Subject: what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“Omigod Mom, you’re such a G.”

I felt the warm glow of happiness for hours after.


You are a cooler parent than me: What is a G?


I want up know what a G is too!


NP but to my kids it means gangsta (gangster), a cool badass person
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 02:05     Subject: Re:what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:DD: did you always want to spend your life with Dad and have no friends?

Me: I love your father and he’s my best friend

DD: it just seems so boring. I’m never getting married.


Lol!

I love all these comments. They remind me of ladybird.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 02:05     Subject: what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“Omigod Mom, you’re such a G.”

I felt the warm glow of happiness for hours after.


You are a cooler parent than me: What is a G?


I want up know what a G is too!
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 01:17     Subject: Re:what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
DD: did you always want to spend your life with Dad and have no friends?

Me: I love your father and he’s my best friend

DD: it just seems so boring. I’m never getting married.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2021 00:35     Subject: what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:“Omigod Mom, you’re such a G.”

I felt the warm glow of happiness for hours after.


You are a cooler parent than me: What is a G?
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2021 23:50     Subject: Re:what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
I am 48 and I also kick ice cubes under the fridge. DH and teens let them melt where they fall. Cat plays with them.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2021 23:45     Subject: what's the most teenager-y thing your teen has said recently?
Anonymous wrote:I've been told that I "walk too quietly" and that when I'm in the kitchen it "ruins the vibe.". I didn't know that either of these things were possible.


This cracks me up.