Originally Posted by Tirytory (Post 11501942)

Oh dear lord... Sounds awful!!

I thought life was hard work with sulky cheeky 9yr old. It gets worse?? I thought he was going to morph into all these well behaved Canadian teens I keep seeing. How I wasn't quite sure ;)

Originally Posted by ann m (Post 11501904)

The narrow, selfish sphere of their headspace is a thing of scientific wonder

Originally Posted by Yorkiechef (Post 11502038)

I am of the opinion that teens are great with all other adults except people in authority....their parents and the odd teachers getting the brunt of the hormone fuelled displeasure. The rest of humanity look on and say what great kids they are, such a credit to you.....

Originally Posted by Yorkiechef (Post 11502038)

I am of the opinion that teens are great with all other adults except people in authority....their parents and the odd teachers getting the brunt of the hormone fuelled displeasure. The rest of humanity look on and say what great kids they are, such a credit to you.....

Just try and remember, it was once you that acted like that, when they want something they return to how you used to know them, after they have what they want they go back to being Pillocks again, nature at its best .������

Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11502340)

Once they go to university and realise that its a big bad world out there and they are responsible for paying for their food, alcohol and socializing - then the transformations should start to slowly appear...plus if they want that extra alllowance from you then won't have any choice but to be nice lol

Originally Posted by Shirtback (Post 11502417)

Teenagers should be shot at birth, and buried deep-down up the back-40.

Except, of course, when it's handy to have one around to sort out modern technology.

(Sorry :(. They do, eventually, reintegrate the human race).

S

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11502442)

That's just possibly a bit harsh. ;)

I think a more moderate position would be to advocate their incarceration in, oh, perhaps Guantanomo from about 13 to 18 and a bit.

Originally Posted by Yorkiechef (Post 11502038)

I am of the opinion that teens are great with all other adults except people in authority....their parents and the odd teachers getting the brunt of the hormone fuelled displeasure. The rest of humanity look on and say what great kids they are, such a credit to you.....

Just try and remember, it was once you that acted like that, when they want something they return to how you used to know them, after they have what they want they go back to being Pillocks again, nature at its best .😄

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 11502042)

Are they really all like that? Anybody heard tales of relatively pleasant (or at least non-confrontational) teenagers. They must exist. Mind you, I suppose there is plenty of body chemistry changing at the time. Truly dreading it, childhood has been tough enough,

Originally Posted by Yorkiechef (Post 11502038)

I am of the opinion that teens are great with all other adults except people in authority....their parents and the odd teachers getting the brunt of the hormone fuelled displeasure.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11502432)

I'm sorry but I don't think just being an ex-teenager yourself gives you any insight at all into the horror of having teenaged children of your own.