teen fucking dramas!!

[Mintyy]

I mean really and truly, aibu?

If you've never trod on eggshells before, you certainly will when you become owner of a teen.

That is all.

nooddsocks DSS is going abroad this summer to work. He told me he was glad I was defending him when DH was grilling him about every detail. Truth is that I am dreading him going and worry about it but I was so pleased to be seen as on his side for once that I just smiled.

The shortening of words really get on my goat, DD is constantly using abbreviations for town places/cities etc. Would it kill you to just say the whole bloody word? DD is constantly saying "oh my goodness". Aargh.

And leaving washing as long as possible with all her school shirts etc in it. It's Sunday midday here, we still have another week of school to go and she still hasn't done it.

And wanting to drive everywhere, we have been watching/involved in a national competition here on our local beach which is 5 minuets walk, and there wasn't hardly any parks for starters, so it would be quicker to walk! yet she still wanted to drive down.

Well the embarrassment of my existence continues. Friday I was picking daughter up from school as just dd and me were heading off down south for a few days. In the morning at home she heard me call dh as he had gone to work with the Sat nav in his car. He arranged to meet me at school that afternoon on his way home to give it me.
Cue Dd going off on one big time. " you can't do that in the school car park" and "OMG dont either of you dare get out of the car" and "can't you just do this somewhere else" and "OMG you are just Soooooooooooooooooooo embarrassing. What if people see you"!!!

Told Dd if she wanted embarrassing it could be arranged. Told her I am tempted to wait at the bus stop where she gets dropped off usually on an afternoon with a huge "welcome home - you made it" banner and some balloons and blowing a party horn.

The look of horror on her face was a picture but the funny thing was in the car Friday night she asked me "you wouldn't really do the bus welcome home thing would you mum?"

Tinker, I could cry for you. Five teens?? Dear God, how much are you drinking??

The shortened words thing. Yeah, teen does that. I hate it when I send a big long text to her and get back.......k. Just one letter.

We've started doing it to her now.

I bet if you were giving her money you'd be allowed to be seen in public swazza :o

I hate it when I send a big long text to her and get back.......k. Just one letter.

I can beat that! I get "KK"

Now I can understand the "K" thing, as much as it irritates me, but if you are going to text 2 letters than would it really be that hard to text OK?!

Annnnnndddd.......I am now my mother.

Despite being lazy, feckless, demanding, self centred and prone to the odd KK text, on the whole my teen DSs are actually rather lovely.

However, since she was a baby, I have said that both BabyDragon and I will not survive her teenage years sound in mind and body. She is currently 9 so the clock is ticking.

I disagree.

Teens get such a bad press. Why do these years have to be angst ridden?

Why do these years have to be angst ridden?

No idea. You'd have to ask a stropp teen :)

Luckily I don't know any stropp teens.

Wow, DD has been out in the living room with me for over 2 hours But I don't think it's the pleasure of my company, more like needing to watch the NZ vs Aus Cricket World Cup Final. If the kiwis loose, she'll probably be distraught for the next week and it's looking very likely that we'll loose...

Tinker My heart goes out to you. Keep the gin handy. You'll need it.

Luckily I don't know any stropp teens.

How about any stroppy ones?

Boarding school - I'm think it could be the answer. From about 15 and on.

Oh, the wittering!

DS, if I ask you not to do something (more often than not to do with your sister), you do not need to spend 10 minutes justifying your decision to annoy her in the first place...

However, when we were in the supermarket yesterday and a stranger came over to tell me how wonderful your manners are, I instantly forgot about how exasperating you can be .

Oh my gawd just read somebody has 13 yr old triplets and some spare teens i have NOTHING to moan about

Yes I get the Kk texts too.
Dd had the nerve the other day to complain I had sent her a stroppy text all because I didn't add any kisses.

Sometimes if I am lucky I get a gushing response by text. Kk lyt x

Boarding school, with bars on the windows, no phones, and no holidays.

The trouble starts when they are too big to be out sweeping chimneys.

Isn't that situation what mines were made for Andrewofgg?

(I always read your name as Andrewfogg before I typed that)

Well, yes, make them resourceful . . .

Exhausted owner of a 14 year old girl here. We are going through a phase of shrieking "muuuuum" every time she can't find something in her pigsty of a bedroom. This happens daily.

She used to do this a small child, so I tried the tactic that used to work; "do you want mummy to give you a cuddle and we can find it together?" but instead of chubby arms circling my neck, I get a glare and a louder, more shrill "MUUUUUUUUUUM!".

I'm changing my name, I no longer want to be muuuuuuuuuuum.

DS1 is 22 now, but the mega strops are forever seared into my memory. Every time he complained about something - no clean clothes ( bring your washing down rule), the noise of hammering at midday (I was putting up a picture), nothing to eat (too lazy to even make toast or cereal) - I took to sending him texts from 'The Hotel Management'. Usually something like " The Management would like to apologise to our guests while improvements are being made to the hotel. We hope it doesn't affect the enjoyment of your stay with us"

It used to really infuriate him, but always made me and DH laugh!!!

Hang on, 5 teenagers at once, 5????
(bows down to the master)
You must be in line for a shot at sainthood, surely? How does one nominate for such a thing?

I love the teenage years- the best yet. It is easy compared to toddlers.