Ok - this is to all current and past parents of teenagers - am I the only one who now understands why some wild animals eat their young? I swear, there are days when my 14 yo DD is purposely trying to send me to a psych ward. I told my DH that God makes teenagers this way so that you WANT them to move out.
My DD entered the living room while talking on the phone with a new friend. It's 9:15pm. She looks at DH and me and asks, "Can I go bowling with John?". The details we had to drag out of her were:
- yes, right now, she wants to go bowling from now to midnight
- with John (who we don't know and we don't know his parents either)
- and John's brother, who is on break from college
- and his brother's friend.
This was asked by an intelligent (honor roll all four semesters), athletic, responsible 14 yo. Oh, yeah - the 14 yo part. That explains it. (We said NO in case you were wondering).
What have your teens done or said that have just about driven you to the edge? I just want to know that I'm not alone. I need to know there's hope.
Claude
"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." Satchel Paige
My DD entered the living room while talking on the phone with a new friend. It's 9:15pm. She looks at DH and me and asks, "Can I go bowling with John?". The details we had to drag out of her were:
- yes, right now, she wants to go bowling from now to midnight
- with John (who we don't know and we don't know his parents either)
- and John's brother, who is on break from college
- and his brother's friend.
This was asked by an intelligent (honor roll all four semesters), athletic, responsible 14 yo. Oh, yeah - the 14 yo part. That explains it. (We said NO in case you were wondering).
What have your teens done or said that have just about driven you to the edge? I just want to know that I'm not alone. I need to know there's hope.
Claude
"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." Satchel Paige