Anonymous
Post 04/18/2016 16:37     Subject: Teenagers are a**holes
Anonymous wrote:You know the comedy shtick:

"When I was a kid I thought my parents knew everything... when I was a teenager I thought my parents knew nothing... but then when I reached adulthood I realized they weren't so dumb after all."

Hang tough until the kid reaches stage three of that process. =)


in my case it would have been "but when I reached adulthood I adulthood I fully realized how F***ing clueless they were!"
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2016 16:07     Subject: Re:Teenagers are a**holes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DS actually apologized for something today! DH and I were in stunned silence for a moment before we remembered to thank him.


DD daughter grabbed for her favorite straw cup (or whatever they call them), looked at it, then barked, "What genius put the wrong straw in this?" I looked at her and said, "I did. I'm the genius." She was actually startled and said, "Sorry, Mom." So there is hope!


"As rare as a snow leopard in the wild, we witness here an apologetic adolescent human. Look how the startled mother human is unsure how to respond. Soon enough, though, the adolescent returns to their hormone induced aggression and the daily routine of the humans den returns to normal."
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2016 15:52     Subject: Re:Teenagers are a**holes
Anonymous wrote:My DS actually apologized for something today! DH and I were in stunned silence for a moment before we remembered to thank him.


DD daughter grabbed for her favorite straw cup (or whatever they call them), looked at it, then barked, "What genius put the wrong straw in this?" I looked at her and said, "I did. I'm the genius." She was actually startled and said, "Sorry, Mom." So there is hope!
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2016 18:31     Subject: Teenagers are a**holes
People talk about taking phones away as a consequence.

Shouldn't you take the charger and watch as the device slowly dies . . .
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2016 17:52     Subject: Re:Teenagers are a**holes
Anonymous wrote:
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.


+1. "Everybody, today for breakfast we have french toast with curried nopales topping. If you want something esle - make it yourself or tough luck".
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2016 17:49     Subject: Teenagers are a**holes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What age have you all found this starts / how long it lasts?! We have an almost 13 year old and it has started - seems like very suddenly!


Our DD started building up to the new 'tude around 11-12 but now at almost 14 we've been in full swing for at least a year. It's awful. Angry and yelling when she gets up and then when she get home. Picking on her younger siblings. Ticked when we tell her to put down the ipod . Any perceived provocation from the outside world, however slight, flips a switch. What to say....


You realize that you control your Comcast/Verizon account and can easily password the internet and/or switch the router on and off?
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2016 14:37     Subject: Teenagers are a**holes
My mother has been going on and on about how terrible teenagers are, and how that stage ruins what was a nice kid. But, she doesn't like kids at any stage. My 14 year old isn't obnoxious yet. I can't fathom her ever screaming at me. That's not because of my parenting, just her personality.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2016 13:51     Subject: Teenagers are a**holes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.


OP here. Oh crap, I just sprained my eyeballs.


LOL! You win the internet today!
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2016 13:36     Subject: Teenagers are a**holes
Anonymous wrote: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.


OP here. Oh crap, I just sprained my eyeballs.