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Tell me my teens aren't the only ones lol

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Srepmum1984 · 21/02/2025 14:14

I am growing more and more gobsmacked with my teenagers common sense and I wanted to hear some other funny stories.

This week alone, son has toasted bread with butter already on it because he couldn't be bothered to wait and it smelt like the house was on fire.

Was feeling ill, so made him a Lemsip. He poured it (literally) straight into his mouth then screeched he didn't realise it was hot. He watched me make it from the kettle.

Today he is working with me over his college half term in the office for some extra cash. Blew his nose, then proceeded to try and open my free standing air conditioner fin part as he thought ' I had a fancy Japanese bin'

Please tell me I am not alone😂😂😂

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FondantFancyFan · 23/02/2025 21:35

I'm feeling a bit nervous now as I'll have a teenager on work experience starting after Easter 😀i am hoping they're not one of the teenagers mentioned on this thread lol. It'll be an interesting fortnight to say the least!

Hadalifeonce · 23/02/2025 21:34

I used to work with a 30+ bloke who would eat raw sausages from the office fridge, because he couldn't be bothered to cook them.

Sugepaper · 23/02/2025 21:33

There’s making a silly mistake and then there’s being totally unequipped to deal with life due to parental failures. The former are funny, the latter are sad

Bingbopboomboomboombopbam · 23/02/2025 21:33

@Tricho aren’t you special

LaPalmaLlama · 23/02/2025 21:32

put a wash on and then realised a pair of pants they needed that evening had fallen on the floor. Opened the detergent drawer and put them in- logic being they’ll just get sucked into the drum with the detergent. They didn’t- they got entangled somehow and made the washing machine flood. The pants had to be retrieved with a wire coat hanger. That teenager might have been me.

Barbrawintergreen · 23/02/2025 21:31

Tricho · 23/02/2025 21:18

didnt say mine are perfect, i just find it odd to laugh about the fact youve imbued your 16-18 year olds with precisely zero problem solving skills to the point where they think they can boil milk and eat raw bacon.

As pp said, its likely because they've had everything done for them, but its really not funny.

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I'm 58 and I eat raw bacon

Sugepaper · 23/02/2025 21:30

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lorrainelorraine · 23/02/2025 21:30

I remember my mum saying to do some jacket potatoes in the microwave (pre smartphones hah), but I must have misheard her as I put them on for 45 minutes instead of 4-5 minutes hahahaaa.

TimeWarpAgain · 23/02/2025 21:30

Had a 17 year old with me in work experience recently and asked me if they can't open a door (I asked them to put something away in a store cupboard) does that mean it's locked. Had no idea how to sweep or mop and was amazed to learn you 'should' was up with hot warder after complaining that her hands took and age to warm up after washing dishes.

WhoevenamIinlife · 23/02/2025 21:30

I think what I notice in teenagers is that they lack initiative in pretty much all areas of life and are not aware of anything around themselves. The screen has definately rewired their thinking

Summerdew · 23/02/2025 21:28

You can eat raw bacon, our food tec teacher used to snack on bits in lessons (in the 90s). I also as a teen (again in the 90s) thought you could boil milk in the kettle, made a lovely hot chocolate and didn’t ruin it. Mine do their own washing but if they didn’t I’d still expect them to know that a machine needs detergent, it’s common sense so no judgement of the parents from my corner, but a wry smile in recognition that even the most intelligent make daft calls.

RuffledKestrel · 23/02/2025 21:27

As someone without kids but who works in a secondary school, these are all totally believable, eye opening and hysterical in equal measures 🤣

Cosycover · 23/02/2025 21:26

Tricho · 23/02/2025 21:24

its a discussion thread, I'm discussing.

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Nobody cares mate. 😴

noctilucentcloud · 23/02/2025 21:26

DungareesTrombonesDinos · 21/02/2025 14:32

One of mine put milk IN the kettle to make hot chocolate? The house smelled of burnt milk for days 😡

Also left their key on the outside of the back door one or ten times.

Also also I've just cleaned the toaster and the crumb collecting things were very full of butter so I suspect one of them has been putting already buttered bread in there so @Srepmum1984 you are not alone!

To be fair it's kind of logical - a kettle boils water, I need boiling milk, why can't the kettle boil milk. You don't know how bad milk smells when it burns until you've done it - whether it be on a hob, in a microwave or in a kettle!! I'd judge your teen if they used a kettle to boil milk again though!

blizymitzy · 23/02/2025 21:26

Our dd hoovered up spilt milk in the fridge with the Dyson cordless
Obviously killed it and it was quite new Angry

Hoppinggreen · 23/02/2025 21:25

19 year old DD poured Lemsip powder directly into her mouth, she didn't know you were supposed to make a drink with it.
She is really clever generally and is doing a science degree

Tricho · 23/02/2025 21:24

BeGoldHedgehog · 23/02/2025 21:24

I think this is supposed to be a light hearted thread. Can we not derail it.

its a discussion thread, I'm discussing.

BeGoldHedgehog · 23/02/2025 21:24

I think this is supposed to be a light hearted thread. Can we not derail it.

Tricho · 23/02/2025 21:23

lovemycbf · 23/02/2025 21:21

@Tricho erm who said 16-18 years old? I'm pretty sure the teenage years begin at 13!

majority of examples shared are in this age range, in fact some of them are in their 20s!

couchparsnip · 23/02/2025 21:22

I was one of those judgemental parents. DS has amazing common sense and I took full credit.
He cooks, keeps his room tidy etc, an old head on young shoulders.

Then along came DD who insists she needs no help doing anything and then tries to boil noodles in the kettle or cook a cake at 220 degrees because it will go faster. 🤣. She has the same upbringing but just refuses to believe that anything I tell her is worth listening to! Not since she was about 10.

ShinySquirrel · 23/02/2025 21:22

OP, I'm sorry this thread isn't going the way you intended. You are not alone!

lovemycbf · 23/02/2025 21:21

@Tricho erm who said 16-18 years old? I'm pretty sure the teenage years begin at 13!

TagSplashMaverick · 23/02/2025 21:20

Teenagers are some of the most self-obsessed dumbasses ever to clutter up the earth.

HolyPeaches · 23/02/2025 21:19

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Yes!

I also think these teens are the ‘TikTok generation’ that are so consumed with screens and social media that they genuinely have no idea how to cope in the real world.

I also saw on (I think it was ITV) news that some schools are running “telephone call anxiety classes” as teens these days have grown up with instant messaging/texting that they’re terrified of making phone calls and speaking to people via the telephone. Incredibly unequipped for independent life.

Tricho · 23/02/2025 21:18

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didnt say mine are perfect, i just find it odd to laugh about the fact youve imbued your 16-18 year olds with precisely zero problem solving skills to the point where they think they can boil milk and eat raw bacon.

As pp said, its likely because they've had everything done for them, but its really not funny.