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Teenagers

Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

Original poster

You know your teenager is growing up way too fast when.....

14 replies

brightwell · 15/04/2009 18:07

you get home from visiting a friend for the afternoon & dd14 and her friends have ordered in a Domino's pizza!

OP posts:
smudgethepuppydog · 16/04/2009 13:52

You know your teenager is growing up way too fast when...

You are teaching your youngest to drive.

Lilymaid · 16/04/2009 13:59

When you take your teenager to the dentist and realise it is the last time he will get free treatment! (Actually he could have had free treatment for another year, but is taking a gap year so won't be in full time education).

mdrooney · 16/04/2009 14:06

you know your teenager is growing up way too fast when...
they have more make up then you.

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 16/04/2009 20:19

you know your teenager is growing up way too fast when..

they have more money than you.

DisasterEggs · 16/04/2009 20:22

she feels the need to put on a full face before descending from her pit room mid aftenoon. refuses proper meals at proper times. threatens to get her nose pierced. buys shoes that would fit you but are too pointy and pretty for fat old people. Are too heavy to sit on your lap for a long uddle

BCNS · 16/04/2009 20:24

when they say something that a) makes sense
B) solves the problem that you couldn't.!

and then give you the "DUH" look..whislt wandering back to their pit

Milliways · 16/04/2009 22:53

When they ask the date of their Immunisations for job applications.

When they can help your other LO's with homework better than you can.

When you go to get the car keys to find the car has already gone!

mumblechum · 17/04/2009 14:17

When you can no longer win a debate with them because they know more about economics/history/politics than you do

rumdontbotherreplyingmum · 19/04/2009 22:56

you know your teenager is growing up when

you can no longer help with their home work..

they go to bed later than you...

nickschick · 19/04/2009 23:02

When your ds is mistaken for your dh

samijen · 20/04/2009 00:48

his cheese on toast tastes better than yours does

themoon66 · 20/04/2009 10:45

When my telly watching is disturbed by the rhythmic sound of him wanking upstairs (reverberates through the floorboards FFS)

rumdontbotherreplyingmum · 20/04/2009 19:18

themoon66...

Macforme · 24/04/2009 20:16

They text and ring you to demand to know what time YOU are going to come home because it's midnight and they need to lock the house up before they go to bed...!!

(seriously..my 16 yr son was did this when I actually went out for the evening with friends.... !)

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