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Is it ok to not like your kid?
Because, I do not like The Teen.
I love her and I will refrain from putting my size 8 on her a$$, but I really really do not like the kid.
We were cleaning roof gutters today and guess what we found? Her loser boyfriends wallet. IN THE GUTTER- BY HER ROOM Can you say BUSTED?
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Re: Is it ok to not like your kid?
oh my god!!! I know I would be so pissed if I were you.
But I am also dying laughing at how you busted her. Did her boyfriend not think, hey where the eff is my wallet?
Busted is right! Ouch. I'm sorry I have nothing to make you feel better. (((Hugs)))
I might call the Boyfriend's mom and let her know you found his wallet
Super busted! Are you going to talk to her about it?
I think when they are a teen it is totally okay not to like them. I am pretty sure my mom didn't like me a lot of the time.
I triple dog dare that***to come to us and ask for it back.
What are the odds that your parents would bust you for sneaking your boyfriend up a tree and into your room by finding his wallet in the gutter?
Seriously. The girl gets busted for everything.
The lady doesnt give ashit. She has been informed of a previous time he was caught in my home, she could care less. Explains why the loser is the loser that he is.
Hey, if you made it to teenhood before not liking her, I would say you are doing damn good.
Joey is not even 5 --- and I can't stand him many a time!!! Just today, he attempted to poke (that's what he calls it anyway --- more like stab) a little girl at preschool! I'm at a loss as to what to do with him and I'm beginning to think that althought I tease, he really might need to see a therapist!
Does Joe roughhouse with him?
You're giving us all a glimpse of what it might be like in several years. I am so not looking forward to this!
I snuck out of a friend's house when I was 16. My own mother caught us while my friend's parents were still asleep. We left at 1am and walked back to her house at 6am. My mom was driving around the neighborhood all night. I can only now imagine how scared and pissed she was. She had no where to look except the neighborhood and hope we made it home okay.
Surprisingly, no! And oh, I left out a key part of that statement -- he attempted to poke her with SCISSORS! <--- I did not leave that out intentionally ....said it in my head but didn't type it out apparently!!!
Oh wow, I think my first impulse would be to remove the door of her bedroom from it's hinges.
My second thought is that I am going to need to plant a baby monitor in my girls rooms in about 10 years.
J2 11.17.08
Holy sh!t Jodi! Yes, you need to have that situation assessed. It might have been an innocent ordeal (like, he meant to be mean and naughty, however, had no clue the severity of the object he chose)
What did his school say?
We have an alarm on her window. It opens more than 1 inch and the alarm goes off. This has come after we screwed her window shut for a period of time before we could get the alarm installed.
Little sh!t.
Mel --- I have to talk to his teacher. My MIL did drop off/pick up today so I didn't get to talk to her. I tried to call her at home twice tonight but she didn't answer -- can't say I blame her!
Anyway --- I am going in tomorrow to talk to her to see what she says.
I honestly don't think he understands the severity of it HOWEVER if I find out somehow that he does, therapy will be in order!
Wait: So she has an alarm on her window? And she still snuck the BF in somehow?
I agree, I would be taking the door off the hinges. No cell phone. No homecoming. No car. Get a job. No internet.
Not only is it ok, I would bet its totally normal. In fact, I'd argue that if your kid is being a jerk, its better NOT to like them. It makes it easier to step outside of the situation and do whats best for him/her instead of being their best friend and making excuses.
I'm pretty sure my mom didn't like me a lot when I was a teenager, but I always knew she loved me.
Annelise 3.22.2007 Norah 10.24.2009 Amelia 8.7.2011
Ouch!
No, you do not always have to like/friend your kid but you should always love them....Your teen years stories scare me
Agreed on both counts.
My mom has said many times that she always loved me, but she just didn't like me very much.
I *think* it's completely normal.
I am pretty sure that the wallet found was from a while ago, it had his permit in it, and he has his license now.
Before the alarm was installed. And clearly it wasnt installed a moment too soon.
Hilarious. You should torture her slowly. There is no better answer to this dilemma. Then you will like her more because at least she has some entertainment value.
I have told you the gist of my situation with my SD and I just told DH your post, his eye roll was priceless. For what it is worth, the only parents that like their teens are the ones like the boyfriend's Mom who just don't care.
You are doing all you can and have to hope it all turns out ok in the end unfortunately. And even if you thought that therapy might help, all she will do is lie to the therapist since she would not want to be there...DH and I were just talking today about how flabbergasted my SD' therapist was to find out she was smoking pot, let alone that it was daily!
At least you know the alarm will prevent it from happening again...assuming that she does not know how to disable it when you are not home (I have no idea if these systems track the alarms that go off.)
Ugh, just get through the next few years without killing her and you are home free!