I have teenagers and this week they are doing my head in. All off school and not doing the things I have asked while I am at work. They have been sanctioned appropriately.
My partner (not the kids dad) works away so I am effectively (and did for 5 years before we met) bringing the kids up alone.
My mum is great in the respect that she lives away but she has always come and stayed with the kids one weekend/week a year so I can go away.
Thing is I can't ever ask her for parenting advice. She has always sniggered and laughed in front of me and the kids when they have been naughty and thinks it's a big joke and kind of life's revenge on me because I was a nightmare teen who went right off the rails (partly due to not a great childhood).
Just had a rant on FB about my teens (typical self entitled lazy shit - they are on the whole pretty good kids) and she posts "I'm saying nothing" and loads of smiley faces.
It drives me MENTAL it is so unsupportive and I just never know how to respond without being accused of "over reacting".
How do I respond? Do I just bite my toungue? Feel like saying Fuck. Off.
Sorry stressful day and venting here rather than at my mother
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Weathergames · 23/07/2015 21:12
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