This sucks! I can not remember a time in my life where I have ever felt like my kids have been so out of control.
The teen years. Yes.. the dreaded awful teen years!
I'm surprised the fire department hasn't appeared at my home more often with all the smoke rising from the rafters - due to my head exploding.
Where to begin?
The boy child... holy wow.. he's almost 16 -sophmore in High School - 3 months shy of driving privileges - however his attitude and grades are stopping him from ever receiving his right to drive under my roof. Yet, he continuously bugs me about letting him drive. I say "I'm sorry, you have no permit to drive"
Do you know what happens next?
That's right - I get called names. I'm the most uncool Mother in the world.
The unfairness of it all!
Im told Im unfair - Im making stupid rules - his friends are allowed to drive (oh wait THEY have permits)
Needless to say.... he hates me...
He seems to have forgotten also the fact that he lives there too - he can make any mess he wants and yet he doesnt have to clean it up. No picking up after himself - no dishes - that he can come and go as he pleases - I ask him to do something I get the response "I'll do it later" but amazingly enough Later never seems to come.. it's more along the lines of NEVER - and now he also seems to think that he doesnt have to do homework.
The girl child - I cant deal with hormonal tween girls - she's going to be 13 - in just over 2 weeks she will be 13 - I think she has been possesed w/the demon from Emily Rose... she is going to cause me to commit random acts of violence. D R A M A!
Holy shit.. Ive never seen so much drama in my life - everything is a catastraphe - everything is an emergency - everything is all about her.. right at that moment..and all moments inbetween!
Her life is her friends & her cell phone.
She seems to think it's ok to talk to me any damn way she feels is necessary to get what she wants.
Ive had enough!
Im going to loose it!
Im regaining my home!
Im regaining myself!
I have informed my children that Im not here to be their friend.
Im here to be their parent and to make sure that they make it to the age of 18 w/good solid fundementals under their belts and hopefully smart enough to make some good choices in their lives.
But - until that point moment and time.. IM IN CHARGE!
IT'S MY HOUSE!
Uggghhh...!!!
yeah...
the teen years... can suck my DICK!
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Oh, I hear you!
I am having driving problems with my eldest right now, as well. She has failed her test twice (she's actually not a bad driver, just very nervous in examination situations)so needs an adult in the car at all times. On the weekend I was napping and she came in and said something about going to a friend's house; I didn't wake up fully until 30 seconds later, just in time to see my car going the driveway!! Because 'the permit is stupid; I can drive'!
Car keys locked up, grounded for a whole month, no computer or phone privileges. And the hissed retort "Why do you pretend to be a cool mom? You aren't. You're pathetic!".
I love my teenagers but I really don't like much at all.
Oh man, how good is it that you don't own a taser? You don't own a taser do you??? No. Surely if you did it would smell like burnt popcorn up in your house by now and both children would be sitting quietly on the sofa, next to each other, slightly twitching.
About the only suggestion I have is to keep going woman. It may seem like a life sentance now, but at some point you will get parole!
oh dear much empathy from me.
Proper Parenting is so hard.
Dr.Phill has families on his show who just scream at each other all the time, and apparently the key to success is staying calm and quiet and unrelenting.
Good Luck though.
Just take deep breaths ... in through the nose ... out through the mouth ... deep breaths ...
ok this made me laugh out loud, and get a what the hell look from my husband. My kids are young but my Mother in Law went through all this with my husbands little brother not too long ago.
The daughter - thats so funny. Really it is. I know I am going to get it to, but its funny.
My dad used to tell us that all the time "Pick your friends, honey, you can't pick your family. I am not your friend, my job is to clothe, feed and house you. It does not have to be food, clothes or a house you like. Want in one hand and sh*t in the other."
I totally feel ya!
I have a 17 yr old daughter. I have the same situation she doesn't do SHIT! Unless, she wants something. Sometimes, when I come home and the house is clean. I know something is up. She wants something, only when it's convenient to them. But it's the same with men. But if I asked her to something, I hear the same thing, "I promise I will do it later. Bull shit, I rather hear the truth. Tell me your not going to do it so I can just flipped out and make you do it at that moment.
The new issue is her cell phone. It's broken and she wants another one. She has had about 15 phones, cause she thinks they grow on trees in my backyard. LOL Besides who do you think has to pay for it, ME! So I made a deal with her clean the dishes everyday all day long and don't let me say clean the dishes. Oh and also to clean her room up to par. So far she messed up 2 days in one week. I got a letter from school she's not doing well in school. So that was also add to list if she wants her phone. The phone is her life as you said. So until everything is up to my standards that's when she will get the phone. I just don't get how kids are these days. Always depending on their parents. I started working at 14. I guess times are just different.
Just live day by day, kids didn't come with manuals. Everyone raises their kids in different ways.
Whatever works! Good Luck.
@RosieSensations
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