Teenage Daughters
- PhilO
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Teenage Daughters
Ok, how many times a day does your teenage daughter lovingly thwack you, disdainfully sneer, roll her eyes, shake her head, or commit some other derisive geture in response to bad puns, apparent lack of logic in an explanation, boredom with repeated adages or tales, or plain disinterest or lack of understanding or knowledge of something you've uttered?
I'll start: On average 27.
Philo
I'll start: On average 27.
Philo
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- SirNick
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My 20 year old didn't understand why I demanded her to remove her butt from bed before noon everyday, so she moved out and now sneers, rolls her eyes and all the other great traits over the phone. She did however leave her apprentice behind to take over the task. My 9 year old daughter!! I can already see the DNA embedded teenage girl traits coming out in her.
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- ChrisLaughlin
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In my experience the male of the species avoids almost completely these obnoxious behaviours. Most teenage males I have met are early to rise, respectful to parents, hardworking, polite and greatful. Perhaps laziness, rudeness, and discontent with parents is genetically hardwired into females?
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Mine don't do that much. My eldest pouts and feels sorry for herself and the youngest glares. They both like to storm outside though when their delicate sensibilities have been offended by such concepts as "work", "picking up after yourselves" etc have been broached. Thwacking wouldn't happen.
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Phil...I've got it in stereo (nearly 15 and 13). I have to say though that it's almost always Dad who's uncool. I can just about keep up with the girls' hormones, mood swings, ups'n'downs. Their Dad's still mystified at mine and, naturally, I'm the most easy going, calm, understanding individual this side of the Atlantic
Really though, it's the 7yo (boy) who is by far the most moody, but with 4 sisters he feels he has a right to be...it's just so tiring trying to be different from the girls in every way he can dream up :roll:
Trisha
Really though, it's the 7yo (boy) who is by far the most moody, but with 4 sisters he feels he has a right to be...it's just so tiring trying to be different from the girls in every way he can dream up :roll:
Trisha
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You'd have to ask my spouse. I think he feels very ganged up on, but would consider me almost as culpable in his condition as our daughters, ages 17, 15, and 14.
Because there seems to be something lurking on the Y chromosome which causes the males of our gene pool (husband and 12 year old son included) to sometimes be not quite tuned in to the operative frequency, the girls tend to rely on the matriarchy when they need any decisive advice, actions, decisions, etc...Just ask the dog, (a girl.) It's a really alpha-female culture here.
Wow. I hope it doesn't sound too nasty. We love the guys...we really do, and we try not to overwhelm them.
Because there seems to be something lurking on the Y chromosome which causes the males of our gene pool (husband and 12 year old son included) to sometimes be not quite tuned in to the operative frequency, the girls tend to rely on the matriarchy when they need any decisive advice, actions, decisions, etc...Just ask the dog, (a girl.) It's a really alpha-female culture here.
Wow. I hope it doesn't sound too nasty. We love the guys...we really do, and we try not to overwhelm them.
- PhilO
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Ok, now the other shoe: She also happens to be self motivated (has always done her homework before anything else without ever being told), does very well in school, earns the respect of her peers and teachers, is well organized, trustworthy, has wonderful values and displays generally really sound judgment. Think I should forgive those little thwacks?
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I can't believe our kids don't think we're cool!?!? I mean, we play the whistle, learn lots of old traditional songs and hang out on the internet with other people who play the whistle and talk about cool things like; whistles, people who make whistles, people who play whistles, and stuff like that. They're the one's who aren't cool!!!! What is their problem? They just need to shut up and learn Morrisons Jig or something!!!!
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