songsparrow Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I remember reading other people's posts about how, when their kids hit their teen years, they seemed to turn into completely different people. I didn't get it then. I believed you all, but I just didn't get it. Now I do. Today, I took dd to the store to try on some fall clothes. While she was in the fitting room and I was waiting outside, another young woman (early 20s) came into the fitting room and overheard our conversation. I happened to be doing very well being calm and letting things roll off my back. When we got ready to leave and give the other woman the fitting room, after dd had left, the other woman turned to me and said, "I'm going to go home and apologize to my mom." LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Oh, yes, I can remember feeling pretty smug about my perfect son when my boss would tell me stuff about her teen. Then my boy became a teen. I apologized to her. I also have a much greater understanding of my mother now that my dd is a teen. But I believe this is normal developmental behavior so that we are happy to see the back of them as they leave for college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina in Oklahoma Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 My MIL used to laugh and say, "I love (Husband's Name) but I didn't like him much from about 16 to 20." That of course changed as he matured and they were extremely close. Her niece thought that was terrible until her DD became a teen. She said "X (her DD's name) went to bed an angel and woke up a devil!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Yeah...it can be difficult. Hang in there, they do improve again eventually! And teens are fun in plenty of ways. AND if worse comes to worse, you can always say, "I am going to the movies, see you guys later!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I was always told the girls are great when they're little, not so much as teens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 We only have three kids, but the spacing means that we parent teenagers for 16 straight years. Two are out of the bracket now and one just entered. It has been quite a ride so far, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I remember reading other people's posts about how, when their kids hit their teen years, they seemed to turn into completely different people. I didn't get it then. I believed you all, but I just didn't get it. Now I do. Today, I took dd to the store to try on some fall clothes. While she was in the fitting room and I was waiting outside, another young woman (early 20s) came into the fitting room and overheard our conversation. I happened to be doing very well being calm and letting things roll off my back. When we got ready to leave and give the other woman the fitting room, after dd had left, the other woman turned to me and said, "I'm going to go home and apologize to my mom." LOL :lol: :lol: :lol: It hasn't happened here yet, but it's happening all around me with DD12's friends and their moms. I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. In the meantime, I've used all the sage advice I've gleaned here about dealing with teens to parent my DD9 for the last few years :banghead: If she's going to get harder to live with when she hits the teen years, I'm moving to Alaska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 DS10 is very strong willed, opinionated, has been trying to give orders since he was born, and is smarter than me, so I am planning on running away when puberty hits. :ack2: :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I love my girls. They are awesome teens. But YES! There are days in which I just stare at them and think "Who ARE you?!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 DS10 is very strong willed, opinionated, has been trying to give orders since he was born, and is smarter than me, so I am planning on running away when puberty hits. :ack2: :o Sing it, sister. Oh, the stories I could tell. We had no idea what we were in for, but in hindsight...yep, it was pretty much since birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLMom Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yes, it is hard. I have 3 teens under my roof right now along with 2 tweens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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