True for all parenting: Don't give kids a choice where it doesn't exist. Kids are literal thinkers, and teenagers are wiley. If there's a loophole, they'll find it.

If this isn't true, I don't know what is.

lol

I bypassed kids and went straight to animals... all kinds of them. I've never regretted my choice!

Hey, he trusts you enough to be open with you, and his big "crime" is sneaking into the wrong movie. I say you've done something right.

My teens can wear what they want but then don't get to complain about the cold. Also, I tell them in advance that I will not help out with my warm clothing. That worked rather well after a wee bit of hard learning. (If we go up to the mountains in winter they will wear what I say. Too potentially dangerous.)

because theres never any food left lol

I will try this. Thanks!!

Grateful to the Lord above said teen is willing to be out with the family at all.

Clever.

Is it really possible that people would wear clothes they consider ugly just because they are in style atm? Oo

Likely looking for an earring she absolutely can't find.

How about accept a "no"? Which clearly didn't happen here.

Maybe you just raised a really independent young person? If so, congrats! That's one of the major goals of parenting. Hopefully in a few days, things will mellow out for her and she'll realize, "Oh yeah, I should probably talk to mom."

I have a nephew like this. He eats and eats and never puts weight on. He never gets a hangover after a night out (don’t worry, he’s over 18). And everyone around him could be dying of some illness or virus and he never gets sick. We’re all jealous of him.

Oh god oh god oh god THIS IS SOO SOO TRUE, AND I DON'T EVEN DO ANYTHING FISHY!!!

And sometimes even pickier eaters...I have one who eats everything...one is very beige!

Tequila

...this kind of makes me sad Idk why tho

If I even think about walking away from a convo and my parents emit death rays. Can't even imagine slamming a door

Was he your son?

In the UK (and possibly elsewhere) Axe is sold under the name Lynx. And we had a headline a few days ago: "schoolboy loses both nipples after dare to freeze them with Lynx". So there is a maximum spray number.

Yeah, doing very extended handstands as a 40-something mom always impresses kids and teens, and my daughter explodes with pride 🥳🤣. (But I do it only when they request it and it's literally my job, teacher for contemporary circus especially acrobatics/clowning/minitramp.)

You need a SWAT team to diffuse that situation

Its like the day of their 13th birthday they wake up as a completely different kid.

And need a lift

I saw a Twitter thread about a dad teaching his daughter how to use a can opener and it was super hilarious....

The carpet these days is usually a tile floor.

I am afraid, I don't think so. There is only so much you can do against hormones on a rollercoaster - remind the teen in question to shower frequently, wear fresh clothes and, for the love of God, try your best to keep them away from evil smelling products like Axe (for boys) or Impulse (for girls) as these are only unlocking the next level of smell hell... Thank you, thank you, thank you for your efforts!

Cool. Then the house will be quiet

Parents b***h about how their kids never tell them anything but also b***h when their kids are excited to share their hobbies with the parents and then the parents b***h when their kids steadily withdraw from engaging with the family and don’t share their hobbies or interests anymore.

Spoke to a lady who was nursing a coffee in the subway restaurant as I passed, ( we do that here, nothing strange, and she looked slightly down) I asked, " Are you ok?" She replied, "yeah, I've just got three teenagers at home and I am talking myself into going back." I patted her back and reassured her these days pass. Teen years are extremely hard. My lovely daughter once tried a mini exorcism on me when I didn't wash her underwear! No joke! One son was so emo I worried he would never really walk upright after age fourteen. But we lived through it, they do too. We forget, often we were little turds at that age!!!

You can find anything in their room? What's your secret?

He not only thinks outside the box. He also acts outside the basket

Mine once got mad at me for leaving without telling her she woke up and I had been gone 4hrs. I said I'm I woke u up tried to get u to come with us u sat up we had a whole conversation ....she was like what?

I installed ceiling speakers on the 2nd floor, controlled on the first floor, where the boys all live-3 bedrooms, bath, and a middle room, 1870 7 bed house- we turn on welcome to tomorrow by Snap to wake them up. A variety of EDM, rock, opera etc to the final song Bye Bye Bye by the Back Street Boys, which means we are leaving; When that song ends, we leave with or without them.

And when you think that those days are gone, you become a caregiver for your elderly parents. They start as sassy af teens, then slide backwards to missed-all-the-naps toddlers. It's aggravating and sad at the same time

One day when my son was having a go at me for letting him oversleep. He was following me around the house, so I went into the laundry, he followed, still yelling at me on what I made him miss out on, I filled a bucket full of cold water, He shut up when I threw it on him.

Gd this was so me..

Get her an alarm clock and let her be responsible for her own get-up time. It ain't worth the abuse.

Omg, times 3 here

My brother did this to me when I was visiting him outta state. I used his oven to make cinnamon rolls, and he still couldn't open his eyes until 10 min before he needed to be at work. Ages 39 and 34.

I used to get up in the middle of the night from a loft bed and sleep in the floor and then forget. Why? A vent was above my head and it was SO HOT I LITERALLY COULDNT STAND IT. I still get off my bed sometimes just so I don't die from it being too hot. My parents literally crank the heat up at night it's so annoying.

I would warn my teen 2x's to get up. After that came a little warm water poured into their ear

Teenage sleep is a special science.

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I have this problem with my 22 year old sister who has been crashing on my couch for the last couple of months! Claims she can't sleep at night so goes to bed when I get up in the morning, even if she has an appointment in a couple of hours. Then I'm the bad guy for a) not waking her up (when I tried, b) not helping her get ready, c) finally snapping at her for holding me up!

I'm just curious. What would be the meaning of "Mom, you've fattened up a bit"?

This period lasts from around 11 to 18 in my experience

That does not bother me much since they clean up their own meß. It's the boys, husband included, that put empty containers back in the fridge or cupboards. just because there are 2 gallons of milk in the fridge does not mean there is milk inside said gallon of milk containers

Naw. You can spend quality time with your teens without intentionally embarrassing them. It's hard enough to be a teen. You wouldn't like it if your teen intentionally embarrassed you. Don't do it to them. Still definitely spend quality time with them though.

I'm still waiting for this to hit As my son is 17, daughter 16 and neither of them have shut up yet, I'm guessing the "grunt" gene passed them by.