Things I've done wrong according to teen DD

[GreenHairThingy]

Have enjoyed the various "toddler meltdown" threads over the years - you know the ones where the sandwich was cut the wrong way or the sky was the wrong shade of blue

Well this morning my only interaction with my 17 year old DD had her complaining that:

(super whingey tone) "this isn't fair! My arms just aren't strong enough for this!!! You know I've no upper arm strength" as i callously showed her how to empty and clean the tumble dryer filter so she could dry HER clothes. Take away is: I'm to blame for her lack of upper arm strength: Noted.

5 minutes later she is making herself a sandwich. I've bought a Warburtons loaf this morning.

(totally exasperated tone) "Mum, can you PLEASE stop buying bread that's about to go out of date!"

Confused, I check the date of the bread. It says the 15th March. She continues "exactly! The last loaf ran out on the 13th!!" (the loaf we finished yesterday, on the 11th)

When I politely and calmly suggested she call the team at Warburtons to complain, as i can only purchase the bread that is available with the dates that are offered, she rolled her eyes and said" it's really not ok"

I long for toddler tantrums. They were so much more reasonable.

@HebeMumsnet

Morning, everyone. We've had several nominations for this thread to go into Classics so we're going to move it there now.

Yay! Thanks @HebeMumsnet - that's definitely where this thread belongs!

I made Dd a playlist for driving her home yesterday called, "Driving with Childer".
She was genuinely touched but also suprised I knew so many of her favourite songs, including her favourite Oasis track even though I'm too old to have heard of them.
Erm, I'm 43 and I've been your Mother for almost 20 years!
Singing along to Champagne supernova in the car was such fun though, and fun times with her were scarce for many years.

That's just lovely. Oasis I could manage too, @IHaveBrilloHair - 'mumble rap' I struggle with and don't get me started on 'drill', 'trap' and 'grime'. I'm well aware I'm sounding like my own mother here about 'pop' and 'rock' music!!!

I'm also far too old for Nirvana, the band that didn't exist by the time she was born.
I wind her up by telling her that rapping is just talking quickly, she does not appreciate this

My daughter at age 17 told me that I did not argue with her enough, because her friend argued with her mother all the time. I also have a grandson who knows EVERYTING!

I can manage Nirvana too

It's just I appear to be a disappointment to one DS because he was birthed white and 'straight outta naice rural area' and not black and Straight Outta Compton (biographical gangsta rap film). Sorry DS. I am a failure as a mother.

I can't do Nirvana but I did gain some "cool" points by being a fan of Green Day and buying DS1 the "best of" CD which we play in my car a lot - he loves Green Day and plays it on guitar and bass, in his band with his friends.

DH is more into Guns n Roses and heavier, more metal stuff - but he can't stand Nirvana either. We can just about deal with Smells Like Teen Spirit but nothing else!

My 20 year old teenager just asked me why the Easter bunny had not left him an Easter egg. I pointed out that the Easter bunny was on strike due to lack of a Mother's Day hug or something.

But you didn't tell me it was Mother's Day and now I have missed Easter.

He is ridiculously clever, at University and able to operate both a phone and a calendar.

Shall I tell him it is next week or let him stew?

@Cismyfatarse

My 20 year old teenager just asked me why the Easter bunny had not left him an Easter egg. I pointed out that the Easter bunny was on strike due to lack of a Mother's Day hug or something.

But you didn't tell me it was Mother's Day and now I have missed Easter.

He is ridiculously clever, at University and able to operate both a phone and a calendar.

Shall I tell him it is next week or let him stew?

@Cismyfatarse - that's hilarious! Let him stew, he might work it out.

@Cismyfatarse
Has he realised yet?

Not yet. I wonder if having an Easter tea / dinner (not decided which) will reveal all.

I might fashion myself an Easter bonnet and see if he notices.

In fairness to him, my gorgeous home made Christmas wreath is still outside the front door. It is a bit bird pecked but might lead him to expect Santa down the chimney any day.

This week, apparently, I am a 's* mother' because I have not given one of my teens the life she feels she deserves!

Which would be a large house and garden and lots of holidays and latest of everything.

Instead we live in a flat with no garden. And usually have a cheap uk break in the summer.

Said teen wants a better job than mine. But is expecting it to fall in her lap as will not make an effort with school work because thinks it is a waste of time!

🙄

My DD had period cramps this evening. I had the cheek, nay stupidity, to hand her some paracetamol. What was I thinking? What do I know about periods? Why wouldn’t I drive to the shop to buy her Doritos?
3.5 more years until college

If you'd bought her doritos to help with her cramps, she'd have wanted donuts, if you'd bought her donuts, she'd have wanted a pepperoni pizza.
You can't win!

You can't win
Agreed.

I've just been called 'exasperating' by one of mine. Hey, it's my job to call you that, Kevin!

@RoseMartha

This week, apparently, I am a 's* mother' because I have not given one of my teens the life she feels she deserves!

Which would be a large house and garden and lots of holidays and latest of everything.

Instead we live in a flat with no garden. And usually have a cheap uk break in the summer.

Said teen wants a better job than mine. But is expecting it to fall in her lap as will not make an effort with school work because thinks it is a waste of time!

🙄

You'd still be called a s* mother even if you had provided her with all those things. It's a clear case of Teenageritis Entitlement and Dissatisfaction. I wonder if Doritos work for it, not just for period cramps?

DD had an early shift this morning, so I got up and made her a coffee. Apparently this was wrong because her second alarm hadn't gone off and it was too early. She continued to tell me that she was 19 and an adult so didn't need my help so I went back to bed.
5 minutes later there was a knock on my door because she couldn't find her work top...

Classic Impossible. My DC is extremely independent and knows it all until they ... er ... don’t

Wondering did the Easter Bunny ever find your teen, @Cismyfatarse?

My ds (13) is annoyed with me today as it was my brother who taught him to ride a bike when he was younger and not me... apparently this makes me a bad parent.

@NoSquirrels She caved in and bought him an egg. She is a weak willed creature who can't resist tradition.

In her defence there has been a fairly transparent campaign involving cups of tea and coffee.

MiL brought me, rewrapped in Christmas paper, the chocolates I gave her this year as one of several Christmas presents.

The Easter bunny was not best pleased.

MiL brought me, rewrapped in Christmas paper, the chocolates I gave her this year

Hopefully good service from teen will continue (at least into today) so you can enjoy coffee with the chocolates.

I didn't think her little sister falling downstairs was funny (dd2 wasn't properly hurt but bumped her arm and was a bit shook up) dd1 made a point of laughing as I walked past several minutes later and telling me she thought it was funny. She did that tut/sigh thing that makes my blood boil. I told her in future that any time she complained of period pains/toothache etc would lead to me having a good laugh at it.

She did apologise later but I did say it wasn't normal to find other people's pain funny. She's not normally like that but I've given up figuring her out at the moment.

Asked to to wash the few pots that hadn't fit in the dishwasher. She made an attempt and they were all still dirty. Apparently it's not her fault as she didn't know!