teenagers....
Aug 2nd 2015, 7:13 pm
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Re: teenagers....
Extremely cliched habits of my 14 year old daughter:
1. We took her to the mall and bought her a bunch of new, fairly pricey clothes last weekend. These were immediately strewn around her room, thrown on the floor and stomped on upon returning home. The tags weren't even removed.
2. Is usually up past 2AM in the summer and then complains when we try to get her out of bed before noon.
3. Commonly refuses dinner at 6-7PM and then is found eating junk at 10PM.
4. Has spent most of today, arguably the nicest day of this summer, huddled inside under a blanket.
5. Moped sullenly when taken to a very nice lunch yesterday, refused to say a word to anyone and refused to eat anything as (again) she "wasn't hungry". Went home and ate pretzels for lunch.
I love the kid to death (she's actually far more responsible and independent than I was at her age) but sometimes I want to tell her: "please stop being so typical, I've seen this film before!"
1. We took her to the mall and bought her a bunch of new, fairly pricey clothes last weekend. These were immediately strewn around her room, thrown on the floor and stomped on upon returning home. The tags weren't even removed.
2. Is usually up past 2AM in the summer and then complains when we try to get her out of bed before noon.
3. Commonly refuses dinner at 6-7PM and then is found eating junk at 10PM.
4. Has spent most of today, arguably the nicest day of this summer, huddled inside under a blanket.
5. Moped sullenly when taken to a very nice lunch yesterday, refused to say a word to anyone and refused to eat anything as (again) she "wasn't hungry". Went home and ate pretzels for lunch.
I love the kid to death (she's actually far more responsible and independent than I was at her age) but sometimes I want to tell her: "please stop being so typical, I've seen this film before!"
Aug 2nd 2015, 11:01 pm
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Re: teenagers....
Remember teens sleep cycles are not the same as adult sleep cycles, and most teens are walking around sleep deprived so when they have the opportunity to sleep in, no real surprise they do.
Aug 2nd 2015, 11:28 pm
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Re: teenagers....
OK, they may accumulate some sleep debt in the week of school, but mine are basically nocturnal right now.
Aug 2nd 2015, 11:46 pm
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Re: teenagers....
My son was staying with a host family (Chinese) in Beijing. He had to get up at 5.30am with them, going to bed at 9.30pm!!!They told him it was good for his health! I think he's still recovering from the shock. Yes, he's basically nocturnal right now. I don't blame him, it's flippig hot during the day here right now.
Aug 2nd 2015, 11:56 pm
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Re: teenagers....
For me, the sleeping all day syndrome seemed to stop at age 20. These kids do seem to need their sleep, bless them. But it was bloody infuriating whilst it lasted.
Aug 3rd 2015, 12:41 am
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Aug 3rd 2015, 2:14 am
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Re: teenagers....
In general a teen can sleep anywhere from 9 to 11 hours per day. At minimum they should be getting 8 to 8 1/2 hours of sleep.
As a society we have placed too much emphasis on long days, and not enough on sleep which is one of the biggest single things we can do for good health.
Aug 3rd 2015, 7:18 am
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Re: teenagers....
Depends when they are going to bed, and some people just need more sleep then others do, none of us are the same.
In general a teen can sleep anywhere from 9 to 11 hours per day. At minimum they should be getting 8 to 8 1/2 hours of sleep.
As a society we have placed too much emphasis on long days, and not enough on sleep which is one of the biggest single things we can do for good health.
In general a teen can sleep anywhere from 9 to 11 hours per day. At minimum they should be getting 8 to 8 1/2 hours of sleep.
As a society we have placed too much emphasis on long days, and not enough on sleep which is one of the biggest single things we can do for good health.
Aug 3rd 2015, 2:37 pm
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Re: teenagers....
What is really unfathomable is that all the high schools in Texas seem start really early. Our local one runs 7-25am to 2-30pm, with the earliest lunch period starting at 10-12am!
Aug 3rd 2015, 2:51 pm
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Re: teenagers....
Any time you want to vent just give me a call. The Dude is currently in bed, where I estimate he has spent 75% of his time this summer.
8:30 - his alarm goes off [he turns it off]
9.00 - I yell upstairs wake up [a groan]
9.30 - I yell upstairs wake up [he acknowledges that he is alive and 'getting up']
10.00 - I yell upstairs wake up - [he requests that I 'chill out']
10.30 - I go upstairs and with skills of secret agent unlock his door, open his curtains and demand he gets up [he asks me what my problem is]
11.00 - I scream like a harridan that this is the last time I am calling and we are going out for lunch and if he is not up he is getting nothing [he informs me that his sustenance requirements will be taken care of by a 'hot pocket']
11.30 - I leave in a bad mood
1.30 - I return - he is still in bed [I walk around the house muttering - husband suggests a psych ward]
2.30 - He wakes, comes downstairs, asks me what there is to eat, complains that we went out without him, asks to borrow the car, $20, my last bloody shred of sanity
and I cry every time I think that he'll be off to college in 2 years...
8:30 - his alarm goes off [he turns it off]
9.00 - I yell upstairs wake up [a groan]
9.30 - I yell upstairs wake up [he acknowledges that he is alive and 'getting up']
10.00 - I yell upstairs wake up - [he requests that I 'chill out']
10.30 - I go upstairs and with skills of secret agent unlock his door, open his curtains and demand he gets up [he asks me what my problem is]
11.00 - I scream like a harridan that this is the last time I am calling and we are going out for lunch and if he is not up he is getting nothing [he informs me that his sustenance requirements will be taken care of by a 'hot pocket']
11.30 - I leave in a bad mood
1.30 - I return - he is still in bed [I walk around the house muttering - husband suggests a psych ward]
2.30 - He wakes, comes downstairs, asks me what there is to eat, complains that we went out without him, asks to borrow the car, $20, my last bloody shred of sanity
and I cry every time I think that he'll be off to college in 2 years...
But he has had a busy summer, only because we signed him up for every music camp we could find, then he went off on a mission trip for a week, a week working with VBS at our church and lastly the family vacation.
He's rebelling now. Refusing to get up before 1pm.
Oh well, 2 more years till collage..
Aug 3rd 2015, 3:20 pm
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Re: teenagers....
3 weeks today until school starts up....commence 'Operation Rooster'
10.00am in the 'burbs, the day of our lord Monday 3rd of August 2015
Are you getting up?
[Huh]
If you want go to the cinema we are leaving at 10.30
[Dad said I had to be up at 10.30]
No we are leaving at 10.30
[This is such bull]
Yeah well son if you mess with the bull.....(altogether now) YOU GET THE HORNS bwah ha ha
10.00am in the 'burbs, the day of our lord Monday 3rd of August 2015
Are you getting up?
[Huh]
If you want go to the cinema we are leaving at 10.30
[Dad said I had to be up at 10.30]
No we are leaving at 10.30
[This is such bull]
Yeah well son if you mess with the bull.....(altogether now) YOU GET THE HORNS bwah ha ha
Aug 3rd 2015, 3:39 pm
#28
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Re: teenagers....
To be fair, my kids are great at gettting up early to get to school on time and the high school gives them huge amounts of homework to do at night so I try to be easy going during the holidays.
Biggest daughter has just told me about the compulsory drug and alcohol awareness course she has to do at UT - she said it's pretty good. They don't prosecute for drinking alcohol on campus unless it results in a crime. I am now having flashbacks to my uni days and what we got up to whilst under the influence and can feel my anxiety levels rising......
Biggest daughter has just told me about the compulsory drug and alcohol awareness course she has to do at UT - she said it's pretty good. They don't prosecute for drinking alcohol on campus unless it results in a crime. I am now having flashbacks to my uni days and what we got up to whilst under the influence and can feel my anxiety levels rising......
Aug 3rd 2015, 3:44 pm
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Re: teenagers....
I read something recently that suggested your child at three is an indicator of what they will be like as a teenager.
I am sooo screwed.
I am sooo screwed.
Aug 3rd 2015, 3:54 pm
#30
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Re: teenagers....
hmm,hadn't heard that one but can see some truth in it. Except that my DS didn't sleep more than 2 hours in a row for the first 3 years - drove me to screaming point. Which is where I get to now occasionally!