To be pssed off with Mothers Of Teenagers telling me how great it is having toddlers

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morningpaper · 18/07/2007 13:06

Today:

: Oh you're so lucky to have two girls, they are best at this age.
(while cleaning up bits of pasty from the floor):

: I've got teenagers, and I only hear from them once a day!
: (crawling under pram to retrieve ripped up tissue) Sounds perfect
: (Going all serious and slightly affronted) No really, you don't know how lucky you are.

AAAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGH

this kind of thing REALLY REALLY annoys me

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morningpaper · 18/07/2007 13:14

The other day at the park I had been pushing the farking swing for about ten hours and someone came up to me and said "Aaah they are so lovely, mine are all big now, doesn't childhood go by quickly?"

And I said "Yes, thank God"

And she did that affronted look

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RGPargy · 18/07/2007 13:14

hahahahaha @ morningpaper!!!

YABU!!! I have a teenage son and i tell you, he is much harder work than a toddler!! I get grunts and attitude, laziness, lack of willing to find a bloomin' job, eating everything in sight, stealing money from the change tin, etc etc etc.

shergar · 18/07/2007 13:13

YANBU. Irritates me no end too - the soundtrack my entire day is whining and screaming as DD (4) and DS (2) fight non-stop, and all I ever get from my neighbour is how magical and wonderful this stage is, and how miserable her teenage sons are. I feel like asking her to swop homes for a day (with the added bonus that I could also then benefit from their new home cinema while the teenagers sulked in their rooms - my neighbour, by contrast, could referee the Battle of the Last Banana and see just how much joy and wonder is involved).

bobsyouruncle · 18/07/2007 13:12

Oh that bugs me too, "they're so easy when they're small, wait until they're teenagers". Grrrrrr

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morningpaper · 18/07/2007 13:11

I wanted to shout

AT LEAST YOU CAN WEAR A PROPER BRA WITHOUT GETTING MASTITIS AND HAVE A SHIT WITHOUT A ROW OF SPECTATORS

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agalch · 18/07/2007 13:09

lol,i have a baby and 3 yr old,a pre teen and a fully fledged teen and tbh there are pros and cons at every age.

At least i dont have to cut up ds1's food anymore tho!!

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