And the award for "Worst teenage attitude" goes to.....

**Spikey1341** · 01-29-2009, 01:26 PM

I am so glad I only have a dog and a cat. They talk back, but it's not so bad. The cat can get an attitude but he gets over it quickly.

**IntlMom** · 01-29-2009, 01:50 PM

My...you have quite the drama at your house!!!

hope it gets better....for all of us!

**kaurand554** · 02-01-2009, 01:48 AM

Who is 10, tough enough now....

not looking for the teenage years...

You will...
I need...

lol.... as for a car! She better get a good job!

**Dutchie** · 02-01-2009, 09:31 AM

From what I can remember, 14 is the age that it all starts.

THANK GOD that we have all of that behind us.
My experience is that it starts at around 14 and starts to end at around 17.
Ours are now 18, 20, 21, 23 and 27.

On saying that my 27 year old sometimes acts like a 14 year old. His (soon to be) wife can handle him now.

**jamie79** · 02-01-2009, 09:46 AM

I am on the down swing of the attitude stuff. Yds is 17. Now I just mainly deal with the attitude that comes from being in this family. which is a whole separte attitude.

**cab54** · 02-01-2009, 09:52 AM

Ugh. Been there. Lived through that. Twice.

Mine would have never tried it with their dad though. Just me. But not for long.

I like what your dh did. When he gets that license, make sure he drops whatever he's doing to run to WM a few times for you. He will get the point.

Take heart. Now that my sons have been away for a few years, they come down to the kitchen (when they visit) and say "can I help you, Mom?"

They suddenly realize WHO did all those chores at home, that they have to do in their own apts. now.

**sabrelvssammy** · 02-01-2009, 11:16 AM

if you can survive that long without killing 'em....they do eventually get better...(okay..somewhat better)...

i remember the day when my son (who's now 24) called and said "mom-you were right".... "what? What did you say...the phone cut out...could you repeat that please?"...

it just takes awhile for them to realize what the world is all about and its just not all that its cracked up to be....i used to tell my teenage son "you really must think i lay awake all night every night and try to think of ways to make your life miserable...well get over yourself buddy...i have much better things to do..." that usually left him speechless..for awhile anyway....haha

**rainbowgc** · 02-01-2009, 01:45 PM

LOL teenagers, gotta love em even when you don't like them.

**Thrifty Mom** · 02-01-2009, 03:06 PM

Hang in there & hold your ground! I had three in high school at the same time. It seemed so smart to have them close together when they were babies...
They are all grown. YIPPIE!!! I tried my best to make them be responsible & individually they have each thanked me for it. Those years go by fast, but it does seem like a long road when you are going through it.

**Bajasarah** · 02-03-2009, 11:25 AM

I LOVE how your dh handled that!

I can definitely relate...my dd is 14....she was extremely rude to her GRANDFATHER last week (being rude to your grandparents is definitely crossing a line!)....needless to say she is grounded right now and boy is she NOT happy! Everyone who has raised teenagers says this is the worst age...at this point I'm just trying to get through it alive and with my mind intact!

**Gunny_Frost** · 02-03-2009, 05:11 PM

No just wait a minute.....................

You mean to tell me kids get older and grow up?

Uh Oh......

**LuvMyHubby** · 02-04-2009, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by cmdarlin

I'm so glad my two are grown, but now I have the 44 year old that acts like a teenager at times.

Debbie

Ditto and Ditto for me too Debbie.

**Nvmommy...............after hubby picked his chin up off the floor, he said if your son doesn't want the car he is a silly boy.............DH had that same car as a teenager..............we won't say what happened to it or some of it's predessesors or those that followed......suffice it to say he is a different person now.

**mommy4ever** · 02-04-2009, 10:27 AM

There's something definitely malfunctioning in the brain of teenagers. Were we really that bad?

Dh is telling me ds14 will be lucky to make it to 15..lol.

Let's see, he's a smart @ss. As a rule, it's no biggie, we're all sarcastic here, he needs to learn when to turn it off.

BUT, the other day, after sports, they come home, and I'm baking, and the younger kids are in the computer room, so 3/4 of the house is in black out. I'm the kitchen. We're in a 4 level split, so lots of stairs, kitchen computer room and livingroom on main floor, family room down 1/2 flight. Dh is walking past the stairs to turn off exterior house lights, and ds14 whips up the stairs into the dark, one of the dogs squeaky balls. Dh said ds is darn lucky the stairwell gate was up, because he saw red. Dh had a headache and sore jaw for 2 days. And to top it off, ds stood downstairs laughing so hard he cried. He claims he didn't try to hit anyone, was just tossing the toy up stairs, by the welt on dh face, it was far more than a "toss".

Personally, I was laughing at dh temper too. He went to bed at 7:30 and was still mad the next day at work.

I can't blame him for being upset, but you have to see humor or you'll totally lose your mind

**momof2joys** · 02-04-2009, 11:12 AM

I think with girls sometimes it starts earlier!! I know that dd-11 has already started, but she is slowly learning that it isn't going to make her life any easier if she isn't nice to the others in her house!! Ds-3 can be quite revengeful sometimes, just the other day, he escaped downstairs and got into dd's room, lets just say that he pulled out everything, books, socks, underwear, clothes, etc....then he just looked at her and said, "well, don't make me mad, I don't like being upset", then he walked away!!! Now of course dd did not like this, and I offered to have ds help her clean it up, but "he has already done enough", so she looked at the positive side and used it as a reason to clean out her room!!