Anyone else blessed with teen boys like mine!!
Some Interesting Facts about #lockdown Teenage Boys
- Teenage boys are nocturnal, meaning they come out at night. Most of their day is spent sleeping in a room without fresh air and daylight.
- If you find them out during the day, dazed and wandering, don’t panic they’ll be in search of food.
- Upon waking, they emit very loud sounds as if trying to raise the dead, signalling to their Mother they are awake and hungry.
- The metabolism of a teenage boy is enviable; they can eat their body weight in food within a matter of minutes without so much as gaining an ounce - hungry again in less than an hour.
- Will relentlessly forage for food late evening through to early morning.
- Teenage boys tend to prey on younger brothers when bored or hungry.
- Teenage boys are not keen on communicating during the hours of ‘civilisation’. They are more commonly known to wait until everyone is asleep before slamming doors and making loud noises, in turn waking everyone up and seizing the moment to recite the weird dream they had.
- When teenage boys invade the kitchen, they make an almighty mess, eating their sibling’s food and leaving empty boxes in cupboards masquerading as food.
- Regardless of ‘house rules’ teenage boys tend to be immune to them.
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They use electric light at night to find food, consequently, they have a habit of leaving the lights on as they retreat to their bedrooms.
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Teenage boys are farsighted meaning they can’t see things close to their eyes i.e. wet towels on floor or the 'missing' mugs, plates and glasses they allegedly don’t have collecting in their bedroom!
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Clear vocal speech generally not used. See facial expressions for clue ie. frowning, eyes skyward otherwise seek the help of another teenager for translation.