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(totally exasperated tone) "Mum, can you PLEASE stop buying bread that's about to go out of date!"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

Oh and THERE IS NEVER ANY FOOD IN THIS HOUSE ...my bad

DD is only 13 and it's already starting here...last week it was my fault none of 'her' mugs were in the cupboard. Plenty of generic ones, but not her favourites. Because she had a stack of them on the windowsill in her room. That she knows I don't go in looking for washing up or laundry.

This thread is brilliant. If it's any consolation we see this in school too.

One of best ones was a group of 17/18 year olds who were hungover and somehow I was responsible for their hangover because the lesson started at 10am.
The following week I brought biscuits and a jug of juice in for the day after I knew they were going out, and told them I was fully prepared as I am, after all, 100% responsible for their hangovers. We had a good old laugh at the previous week's tantrum.

I've only little kids yet but when mine are teenagers I won't be letting them speak to me like that.

That was a joke by the way.

They decide they only like 5 actual foodstuffs for dinner then moan when they only get served one of the afore mentioned five foodstuffs. So you take them to Tesco’s and tell them to choose dinners for themselves and they can’t because they haven’t been invented yet!!!

Still happens when you are a grandmother, in fact due to your senility your grandchildren explain the ways of the world in great detail and in my case it normally starts with, "I think we can agree that" and then he says something I completely disagree with.

I think he despairs of me ever understanding anything. When I point out he has got something factually wrong he just dismisses it as irrelevant.

@MissyB1

Teen ds “what’s for dinner?” When I tell him he does an enormous sigh and his face drops down to the floor (doesn’t matter whatever meal I propose, reaction is the same.) “Oh noooo!! I hate that why do you keep making it! I suppose I’m going to have to eat it or I will starve, not that you would care!”

Ds then scoffs down enormous plateful of said awful dinner in about 1 minute flat and asks for seconds!!

Every single night when I cook and call the kids down for dinner, the eldest slopes into the kitchen and has a wee peak at what's cooking on the hob with this sneery, grimacing face. Every fucking night.

I don't think there's one meal I cook at the moment which one of the three teens in this house doesn't complain about.

I should be schrodinger's mother- simultaneously responsible for everything he needs/wants and also not involved at all.

LOVE this 😂

This thread is making me feel quite lucky as we don't get much moaning from my 17 yo, it's more the constant noise. The living room is below her bedroom and there's constantly stuff being dropped on the floor causing a massive thump (phone, Chilli's bottle, so the real heavy stuff which sound like they're gonna come through the ceiling!) If it's not that she's stomping down the stairs like a baby elephant making as much noise as possible, or running the shower for 20 minutes causing the bathroom to be like a Turkish sauna because she can't possibly wash and condition her hair in only 10 minutes!

I solved the constant 'what's for dinner' questions by doing a meal plan and sending it to her every week. She doesn't ask any more!

I do find it odd when parents are sad when their kids go off to uni - I can't wait for mine to go later this year!

schrodinger's mother

@WishingHopingThinkingPraying

I've only little kids yet but when mine are teenagers I won't be letting them speak to me like that.

Ha ha ha ha ha Good luck with that

Mine have learned it's not wise to moan about food, but it really annoys me when I see them roll their eyes at what's being served and I then ask 'what would you like tomorrow then?' And they have nothing to suggest - does my head in!

Mine has a habit of standing in front of the open fridge declaring 'there is nothing to eat in this house' …… minutes after I've unpacked my £130 online supermarket delivery ….

Whereas her sister, home from uni, opens the fridge and practically cries with joy at the choice. Uni really does them a lot of good!!

@StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes mine also knows Every. Fucking. Thing. and like yours, is not afraid to share. As mine is only 17 and therefore too young for university, does this mean we can save loads of money by not sending him at 18? 😂

Just thought of another ….. our house is always freezing apparently … this has nothing to do with the fact that she's swanning about in shorts and a crop top.

I'm glad I'm not the only one with an endlessly moaning teen. Everything I do is wrong.

How old will he be when the constant negativity ends?

I'm pretty close to getting this printed off and stuck on the fridge

@JustAGirlFromHoe clearly university would be wasted as he already knows Every.Fucking.Thing, save your money 😂

Me 2 minutes ago - I'll start dinner at 1730

Teen dd - make it 1800

Me - okay

Teen dd - can you bring me a snack?

🤯

Ah, in the last 15 minutes, I asked my 15 year old daughter if she'd make me a cup of tea because I've just got in from work and I'm tired.

"GOD! This is abuse. If i had a boyfriend and he expected me to make him a cup of tea when he got in from work, you'd tell me to dump him because its emotional manipulation."

"I don't know. If your boyfriend went out to work, put a roof over your head, did all your laundry and all your cooking and cleaned and tidied the house and provided you with everything you need, I might think an occasional cup of tea when he got in from work was reasonable"

"GOD!!! Emotional manipulation. Emotional manipulation. Emotional manipulation. What is wrong with you!"

She didn't make the tea.

I have the next stage here. Gone to uni but because of Covid and job losses , she is now home again. So rearranges in my kitchen , tells me I dont cook very well , why don't I buy Aloe Vera juice ? ( cos it's shite ) , shouts I am an Adult quite frequently.BUT just adds her washing in , borrows my hair products , does no housework , wants me to sort out any paperwork or forms.
And she knows Everything , but actually Knows Fuck All.

@WishingHopingThinkingPraying

I've only little kids yet but when mine are teenagers I won't be letting them speak to me like that.

Haha, like the people on the toddler thread who claim theirs never had tantrums, it must be a modern parenting phenomenon.

I just had my eldest teen waltz in wearing my big warm cardi (that I just took off and put down for a minute) and she's wearing her sisters joggers. She's looking for food. I bet she doesn't find any...

My eldest has turned into a pretty decent human being and even cooks and cleans BUT she is at uni, studying veterinary nursing (online at the moment) and every. Single. Morning. one of our numerous animals is dying and I just can't spot the signs! Incredibly, all of them have managed to survive since September and none have had to have a trip to see someone who has actually graduated.