teens are far worse - my 15 year old has been arrested for breaking a window playing catch!, een the victim of a sever attack and he got a broken nose - this is part of a police investigation, i have to drill into him the value of gainful employment and how sitting on his skinny arse is not an option this time next year. he has been stopped by the police just for looking erm...well ermm...like a teenager, he is not allowed to wear a hoodie and he is not allowed to be in a gang as defined by the govt - which means that if he and his 12 year old brother and 12 yr old sister were all dressed like teenagers walking down the road - they could be split up !!! eh?
then there is sex. girlfriends. parties. and the 'my mum is as thick as sh*t' syndrome. the sneaking in - the sneaking out. the checking if they are indeed in bed at night and telling them not to smoke upstairs out of the window becuase it looks vile, and i don't want my posessions burnt down.
then there is the 'are you stoned tonight' test and the ensuing argument where he swears on my life your life the popes life his brothers life, his siters life ..yes and even the dogs poor poor life.
theres the condom talk, the dont get someone pregnant talk, the giving him the condoms you bought for him - reminding him that this isn't permission but that your not right partial to screaming brats so if he gets someone up the duff he's on his own thank you as i have done my bit and am not not not not never ever ever doing it again.
and theres the ringing social services begging them to take him away and beng told he is my responsability until he is 18. that;s 18, i repeat 18. why the f8ck do they not pay you child f8cking benefit until 18 then eh eh eh eh?