I'm so tired of raising teenagers.
They're moody, lazy, selfish, sulky, self indulgent, single minded, self obsessed, dirty, messy, rude.....and then their mood swings & they're helpful, chatty, sweet, thoughtful, washing, tidying and complaining about their siblings who are grumpy as if they have no memory of the mood they had just an hour earlier.
I'm so glad I was never a teenager.
20 Aug 16
Originally posted by yo its meI'm glad I don't have any teenagers.
I'm so tired of raising teenagers.
They're moody, lazy, selfish, sulky, self indulgent, single minded, self obsessed, dirty, messy, rude.....and then their mood swings & they're helpful, chatty, sweet, thoughtful, washing, tidying and complaining about their siblings who are grumpy as if they have no memory of the mood they had just an hour earlier.
I'm so glad I was never a teenager.
Originally posted by moonbusMoonbus,
Parents don't raise teenagers. It's the parents who grow up during that process. The teenagers grow up later, when they have kids of their own.
That could very well be the most accurate statement I've seen you make on here. You did it in only three sentences too. 😉
Regards,
-VR
20 Aug 16
Originally posted by moonbusDo you really think so?
Parents don't raise teenagers. It's the parents who grow up during that process. The teenagers grow up later, when they have kids of their own.
Honestly I'm pretty sure I am grown up already!
Mind you, feels like I'm not raising them in the same way as I did when they were smaller. We negotiate now, I explain just as much but the finality of my decisions is a little greyer and the consequences are harder to enforce but I still *feel* like I'm the adult parenting the children.... Am I deluded? Maybe this is what makes the jib such hard work?
Originally posted by yo its meTeenagers are a problem IF AND ONLY IF the parent is a true
I'm so tired of raising teenagers.
They're moody, lazy, selfish, sulky, self indulgent, single minded, self obsessed, dirty, messy, rude.....and then their mood swings & they're helpful, chatty, sweet, thoughtful, washing, tidying and complaining about their siblings who are grumpy as if they have no memory of the mood they had just an hour earlier.
I'm so glad I was never a teenager.
and utter incompetent. I bet you have given the teenager everything he
or she wants, and the useless piece of hormones has never worked
for anything. Hell, here's $5 on you always trying to be a "cool pal" to
the teen instead of a true authority.
Be a freakin' parent. Talk to them with authority. Read them the rules.
Make them work for any luxuries they want, with a real job, and
through real chores at home in exchange for all the free stuff they get.
And slap them if they are disrespectful in the slightest.
But since you're here on a chess forum whining about it, I bet you
already failed as a parent. Congratulations, you have spawned the
next Kim Kardashian or Jeffrey Dhamer. Just what the world needed.
20 Aug 16
Originally posted by yo its meEnforcing consequences? Are you a parent or a policeman?
Do you really think so?
Honestly I'm pretty sure I am grown up already!
Mind you, feels like I'm not raising them in the same way as I did when they were smaller. We negotiate now, I explain just as much but the finality of my decisions is a little greyer and the consequences are harder to enforce but I still *feel* like I'm the adult parenting the children.... Am I deluded? Maybe this is what makes the jib such hard work?
