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Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

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So I'm sitting in the kitchen waiting for my teenage DDs, who promised me they'd be ready by 9.30am

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YDdraigGoch · 05/01/2013 09:45

Have promised DDs 15 and 17 a girlie day out in Bath. DD1 is learning to drive and I promised her she could drive us (its about an hour away). I said I'd like to leave at 9.30 at the latest.
I've been ready since 9.20.
Am taking bets on what time we will actually leave!
My money is on 10.30.

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seeker · 05/01/2013 09:49

Anything past 10.00 and I'd cancel. But I am a hard liner!

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sandyballs · 05/01/2013 09:49

Are they out of bed? Or just fannying around with clothes and hair? Big sympathies, two nearly teen girls here and it's all starting. Mine haven't been up before 11 every day of the holidays then when they appear it's another couple of hours getting showered, dressed and out. Big shock for them on Monday getting the 7.30 school bus

Have a lovely day when you finally go!

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seeker · 05/01/2013 09:49

I probably wouldn't actually- I'm a hard liner in my head.......

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 05/01/2013 09:49

If they're not ready by 10 then I'd go without them, or go with whichever one is ready by then. But I'm a very mean person.

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Gumby · 05/01/2013 09:53

It's the weekend
They're teenagers
They need their sleep
They have hair & make up woes
You don't need to be back by 6pm bath & bed

Chill!!

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Pagwatch · 05/01/2013 09:54

I would cancel at 10.00
I am a hard liner.
None of them are ever late anymore though so.....

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seeker · 05/01/2013 09:57

"It's the weekend
They're teenagers
They need their sleep
They have hair & make up woes
You don't need to be back by 6pm bath & bed

Chill!!"

And the OPnhas made a perfectly reasonable request. Why is "being a teenager" a reason to excuse bad manners?

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YDdraigGoch · 05/01/2013 09:59

I'd normally go without them, but the day is for them really, so there's not a lot of point.
Miracle of miracles, the DD2 has just arrived in kitchen - now making toast. DD1 is out if shower, so 10.15 is looking promising.

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Pagwatch · 05/01/2013 10:00

It's the weekend at the end of several weeks holiday.

If they wanted to stay in bed they shouldn't have asked o go to bath. And if they couldn't bear to be ready by 9.30 as op requested then they should ave said so.

They are big enough to make sensible decisions. Why do we assume they are all hopeless toddlers?

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YDdraigGoch · 05/01/2013 10:01

I am chilled Gumby - sitting here MNing - no particular rush today.

Just find it amusing because they PROMISED last night.

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SecretSquirrels · 05/01/2013 10:07

9.30am is the middle of the night in teenage school holidays .

Actually I think mine will have jet-lag or something next week when they have to go back to getting up at 7am. DS1 will have to move his body clock back a good 4 hours.

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seeker · 05/01/2013 10:52

Go, Pagwatch!!!!!!

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Pagwatch · 05/01/2013 10:56

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flow4 · 05/01/2013 11:13

Good GRIEF, your teenage girls agreed to be up and out by 9:30am in the holidays?!?!?!

Is this something that other people have experienced?!

My DS1(17) has just left the house (about 10:45) and that is early, compared with the past fortnight!

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YDdraigGoch · 05/01/2013 17:00

Well, we made it out the door by 10.20 in the end, and had a jolly good day shopping. DD1 drove beautifully, and we didn't argue once