Girls! Gotta Love 'Em!

[Kathy B]

At work yesterday, a dad was shaking his head as he told a story about his "naughty" two year old daughter who had been throwing tantrums the day before over what TV show they were watching and also her breakfast choices which apparently she was dissatisfied with.

I tried to make him feel less alone by telling my own story of 13 yo DD the day before throwing a fit because she couldn't find her favorite T-shirt (and of course it was all MY FAULT!).

As I was walking the dog last night, I heard a car door slam behind me and a female voice shreik "I hate you! I am never speaking to you again!" Moments later a 16-17 yo teenager stormed past me crying. As she reached the corner, a car pulled up and a man got out (obviously a weary dad!). He said "Sarah!" She sniffled, "What?!" He said "Get in the car!" which she did, grumbling under her breath the whole time. As the dad got back in I heard him say "You are being absolutely ridiculous!"

I chuckled the entire way home....
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[KristiB]

When we saw Spiderman 3 the theater was full of shrieking giggling teenage girls. They were good for most of the movie but when a Harry Potter trailer came up during the previews my ears rang from the cacophony!

[AZgal]

Were we ever that way? I think not!!:rolleyes:

[KristiB]

I asked my mom if I was an angel as a teen. That was an hour ago and she's still laughing.:p

[Grace]

I KNOW I wasn't that way. My folks would never have tolerated that kind of behavior from me. I never once shouted at my parents, swore, told them I hated them or even so much as rolled my eyes. My butt would have been in a sling if I had even thought about such behavior. I said "yeah, right" once to my Dad and received a black eye. :( It was just unheard of to act like that with my parents.

Although that doesn't mean I was an angel! :p ;) I know I was rather difficult. But no tantrums or disrespect.

[tennisashoe]

Although that doesn't mean I was an angel! :p ;) I know I was rather difficult. But no tantrums or disrespect.

DITTO
When my best friend tells me about the shouting matches he gets into with his 15 year old daughter, I am dumbfounded. All I can say is "shouting matches?" with this look on my face::eek:

[Kathy B]

I KNOW I wasn't that way. My folks would never have tolerated that kind of behavior from me. I never once shouted at my parents, swore, told them I hated them or even so much as rolled my eyes. My butt would have been in a sling if I had even thought about such behavior. I said "yeah, right" once to my Dad and received a black eye. :( It was just unheard of to act like that with my parents.

Although that doesn't mean I was an angel! :p ;) I know I was rather difficult. But no tantrums or disrespect.

I know what you mean, Grace. I was pretty difficult for my mom as a teenager, but within rather narrow limits. Kids today are different, I think, in how they relate to their parents AND other adults as compared to 30 years ago. Not just my own (who are really PG overall), but I see it everywhere I go....out in public, school functions and classrooms, even in the hospital setting.

In the meantime, DD does NOT have a black eye :eek: , but she is officially in charge of her own laundry from here on out! :p When I told her that, her immediate response was "Is there some way I can earn it back?" (me doing the laundry) to which I replied, "NOPE!" It was a very quiet walk to the bus stop.

[pointerhaven]

However, I am the oldest of five girls (I have one brother 9mos older), From the time I could reach the sink, I was responsible for getting the girls up, ready for school, watching them after school and preparing supper. When I started dating and having a life of my own I got a little testy with my parents at times, but never yelled at them. I did tell my mother on one occassion to grow up and accept the responsibility of her own children and let me have a life without her kids. LOL, the night after my wedding, we didn't have a honeymoon, I took my 10 yr old sister home with me to stay for three weeks. I also took my sister 4 yrs younger into my house when my parents said she was going to juvy if she didn't straighten up. She turned out just fine, but learned in the two weeks at my house that Rules were kept, or you suffered consiquences.

My DD and I are good friends, and I've always have told her as long as she remembers I'm the Mommy and always will be...we'll get along fine! Yes, she had her bitchy teen age years, but she grew up and is a wonderful young lady.

Wanda