My DD16 is getting a bit better.
I think 13/14 was the crescendo of rudeness.
It's still pretty bad. My boundaries have e been well and truly broken. I think it's 10/20% better.
Some odd flashes of actual niceness.
So how was it for you guys?
Give me ages and %.
And those of you with perfect polite girls please don't comment. I'm too jealous!
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Flyhigher · 03/04/2024 20:08
PontiacFirebird · 03/04/2024 20:14
I’d say it was worst 15-17, better at 18 OP
Menomeno · 03/04/2024 20:22
I found they started to improve quite a lot between 16-18. They were delightful by 20. Hang in there, it does get better!
To PPs saying “don’t tolerate rudeness”. OP hasn’t suggested that she does tolerate it. She’s asking at what age does it stop being an issue that you have to not tolerate.
Rememberthereasonswhy · 03/04/2024 20:30
Mine improved immensely around about seventeen and a half and eighteen; they stopped taking everything so personally and began to take other people’s perspectives on board!
TeenLifeMum · 03/04/2024 20:28
But I can count on my fingers the number of times. Dd1 is 16 and has been rude twice (I remember because it was so out of character). Dd2&3 have been rude more but still only on one hand each (13 so we have time to add to it I guess). Rudeness isn’t a given.
Menomeno · 03/04/2024 20:22
I found they started to improve quite a lot between 16-18. They were delightful by 20. Hang in there, it does get better!
To PPs saying “don’t tolerate rudeness”. OP hasn’t suggested that she does tolerate it. She’s asking at what age does it stop being an issue that you have to not tolerate.
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MorrisZapp · 03/04/2024 21:57
This thread is excruciating. 'I don't tolerate rudeness' oh really? Sure thing Jan. Teenagers have a worldwide rep for being argumentative and sullen for no reason whatsoever and in fact are delightful if you merely parent them. Job done!
Boak.
Flyhigher · 03/04/2024 20:16
Some of my friends thought that ages 13 / 16 were the worst. I'm curious what MN thinks.
MorrisZapp · 03/04/2024 21:57
This thread is excruciating. 'I don't tolerate rudeness' oh really? Sure thing Jan. Teenagers have a worldwide rep for being argumentative and sullen for no reason whatsoever and in fact are delightful if you merely parent them. Job done!
Boak.
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