Teenager for sale

[FreedomAndForgiven]

I have an almost 17 tear old male for sale. Doesn't like to do dishes, help around the house, and hates birds. Comes loaded with sarcasm, and attitude. I'll pay you $20 to keep him until he's through the puberty hormone phase. You jave to feed, and clothe him


In all reality I love my kids, I just needed to vent and not to my wife because I know she is tired of hearing me gripe about our teenager.

 

[gracebowen]

At least yours is 17. Sometimes I feel that way about mine and she's not even 16 yet.
Yes I love mine too.
I just wonder when I will be smart again lol. She knows everything. I know nothing. At least on bad days.
I totally understand where you're coming from.

 

[FreedomAndForgiven]

Yeah I love the "I know, I know." or "You wouldn't understand." , and the arguing over everything. If our oldest wasn't color blind I'd swear he'd argue with me over the sky being blue.

 

[wrench13]

only my daughter was the same way in her teens. My two sons we never had those kind of issues but maybe that's because we both played in a band together all those years and still do.

 

[JerseyWendy]

OH how I needed this laugh! HAHAHAHAH!!!

Great sense of humor, particularly the part where you offer money for someone to keep him until he's outgrown this. HYSTERICAL!!!

Been there myself. Twice. :54: Miss Clairol became my BFF (that's hair color for those who don't know)

I remember needing to place myself in timeouts during particularly rough patches. :11:

 

[Moose]

I like to think I wasn't a terrible teenager. I was beyond my years, mentally. That phase just probably happened earlier. Lol

Sorry you have to deal with the attitude!!

 

[henpecked]

Like my dad used to tell me, "go ahead and leave home while you still know it all" . Of course while i was dealing with 3 teenage kids, my mother would tell me, "pay backs are hell".

 

[FreedomAndForgiven]

Both our boys are gifted which makes it even more fun because of how they pick things up so quickly, amd you can't bs them. My wife says we are totally I for it when our 10 year old becomes a teen lol

 

[itchyfeet]

Both our boys are gifted which makes it even more fun because of how they pick things up so quickly, amd you can't bs them. My wife says we are totally I for it when our 10 year old becomes a teen lol

Oh you have my sympathies! Kids are 5 & 7, Hubby is 30..... all gifted. Granted we haven't hit hormonal years with the kids yet but their ability to reason drives me bonkers! And the gap between their emotional (on point) development, and their intellectual development makes for some pretty tough conversations at times. Hubby gave up a little on the 'real world' so to speak and went back to uni to do his Phd, so at least he's settled.

Don't get me wrong, we have a lot of fun with our kids, but the dynamics in this family are pretty intense! It's a double edge sword......

 

[FreedomAndForgiven]

Both our boys are gifted which makes it even more fun because of how they pick things up so quickly, amd you can't bs them. My wife says we are totally I for it when our 10 year old becomes a teen lol

Oh you have my sympathies! Kids are 5 & 7, Hubby is 30..... all gifted. Granted we haven't hit hormonal years with the kids yet but their ability to reason drives me bonkers! And the gap between their emotional (on point) development, and their intellectual development makes for some pretty tough conversations at times. Hubby gave up a little on the 'real world' so to speak and went back to uni to do his Phd, so at least he's settled.

Don't get me wrong, we have a lot of fun with our kids, but the dynamics in this family are pretty intense! It's a double edge sword......

Yes it is. Everyone I our house is gifted which makes things difficult, my wife and I both came from broken homes, and I had far from a normal childhood so understanding kid stuff has been hard for me since I never got to be one. I love my boys to death, and we have another baby on the way bit I will say at times my boys just want to make me scream as I pound my head against the wall lol. I love my family with all my heart, but I think they're the ones driving the crazy bus with me on it lol.

 

[Doublete]

I was a nanny (still call the family my second family).
But having to be there through the oldests high school years definitely gave me prospective.
I could not handle being a single parent! As a nanny we could all split time to deal with the two lol.

 

[gracebowen]

I do have a nice cure for the gimmies at the grocery store. I only take them when I plan to get some of what they ask for.

When I reach my limit I tell them they are done. If they want something else I do not tell them no.




I ask them what they would like to put back so they can gey it. Sometimes they are like nevermind and sometimes they pick something to put back.

 

[Chavela27]

I can SO relate!
I needed to have this laugh so badly!
I really think that we have to get thoroughly irritated with them so we can let them leave the nest...otherwise we would never want them to leave...ah...the grand design of things.
Thanks for all the laugh therapy!

 

[DexMom]

I have 12 year old, gifted, boy/girl twins. They already both know everything, I know nothing, I don't understand anything because things were different when I was a kid, their friends are allowed to do everything and have everything and they are allowed and have nothing, I am the worst parent ever, I embarrass them no matter what I do/don't do, etc.

The hormones kicked in for my daughter last summer, but have not yet for my son (thankfully). He's still just a smartypants, but she's an unpredictable, moody, erratic, hormonal smartypants. Lord help me when he starts puberty and I have dueling hormones going, I may have to be committed.

 

[Scott]

Ugh, my sister has a 22 year old male who essentially functions as a 12 year old. Oh, he's perfectly healthy, just de-motivated and enabled!

 

[BIRDIGIRL]

Well being a mom to fids and furbabies I have no experience of the human kid ... I did enjoy your advert but after reading all the other teenage parent comments I figure I will stick to fids and furbabies hee hee...hope the attitude changes soon and there are calmer and more cooperative times ahead

 

[SailBoat]

Commonly, things change rapidly when all of a suddenly they have babies. Mom and Dad, all of a sudden, are the wisest people in the World.

Recently, we opened our home to a foreign exchange student, teenage girl, 16. We quickly learned that what worked, well lets say a bunch of years ago has no effect today, i.e. your grounded! No effect! BUT, remove their technology and it was like I had cut-off her legs. When she figured that I really was going to keep the smart phone and laptop and for a week. It was like the Sun rose melting thick clouds away. When she pushed again five days into the NO TECH period and I added another five days. Life changed again! Sweet as can be. Does not mean that she didn't push again, but quickly backed-away when presented with NO TECH.

However, we did find that what still works is (when skipping school), take them by their hand and lead them from class to class and for a full week.

When she refused to give me the smart phone; it shocked me how easy it is. If you pay the bill, you have control as far as the supplier is concerned. A smart phone with no carrier connection is no longer very smart.

 

[wrench13]

To the OP... too funny man.
All my KIDS ARE in their late 20's and early 30's now. Personally I would not want to try it all over agin, with today's tech, peer pressures and media input. But, with love and honesty, I think most kids come out ok. Lord knows my own pushed the envelope of sane behaviour.
Kudos and praise to all the parents out there fighting to keep theirs on the right ( or close to it ) track.

 

[Dinosrawr]

Hahahaha! Oh man. It's hilarious reading this stuff as a child and not yet a parent. My brother and I are in our mid & late 20's, whereas our younger sister is only 16, so while we have somewhat grown up (still debatable), we get to experience everything my mother had to deal with when it came to us through our sister.

I feel a bit sorry for her, she doesn't even have an empty nest yet before becoming a grandma. But she's the most amazing parent ever. She's raised all three of us single handed since my brother and I were 13 and 15 while my sister was 5, and she's become the best friend I've ever had. Of course she always puts the "Mom pants" on when necessary [emoji12]

I agree with Wrench - Kudos to all of you for being such dedicated parents. Your children may not seem like they appreciate it now, but trust me when they finally grow up a bit they'll be extraordinarily grateful for such caring and wonderful parents! [emoji16]