I work with teenagers so am pretty familiar with their psyche/what they get up to etc (and used to be a drugs worker - this is relevant).
Although with DS1 (who is now 17 and in yr 12 - first yr of college) it's the first time I've had my own 17 yr old.
He is normally lovely, polite, kind and caring. He has however always been extremely lazy laid back.
He could have done well at school but managed 3 GCSE's above a C and didn't get into 6th form so is doing a p/to course at college.
He had a job in retail which he hated and kept ringing in sick etc (was weekends and said it ruined his social life ) so now has a p/t job in a fast food place - fine.
He's out and about with all his mates and often doesn't let me know if he needs to eat (forgets the rule dinner is at 6.30 if you don't let me know you don't get any) and all he is interested in is going to gigs, smoking weed and going to parties.
Having kept a tight leash on him during school to produce very poor results I am trying to give him a bit of freedom.
What has pissed me off tonight is that he does fuck all the bare minimum around the house (I work full time and my partner not his dad in forces) and he's on FB moaning in the most appalling English how bored he's going to be on his day off college tomorrow. I have pulled him up on this (not the English) and he was really rude to me and told me to stop stalking him on FB.
Please tell me what rules/boundaries you have for your 17 yr olds am I or is he BU?
I want him to be free but to continue to respect me and the boundaries here (he is eldest of 3 and OH also has 3 DC).
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Weathergames · 05/01/2015 21:10
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