How to Deal with a Teenager that Thinks They're Grown
I don’t know about you, but I think teenagers have flown off the handle and landed somewhere in the Evergreen bushes. “Flexin’” on Instagram. “Twerkin’” on YouTube. Holding peep-shows on Google + Hangout.
You tend to get the feeling that teenagers think they can do as please. In other words, they think they’re grown. Not ALL teenagers are flexin’ AND twerkin’ though, some are just “straight flexin’,” (thanks, Trinidad James.)
Listen, most of us grown folks are way too tired and (horribly) out of shape to Twerk, let alone be out past 1:00 a.m., or do anything else that remotely seems like a “grown” thing to do.
But these kids?!
They want to be grown, live in your house, AND be disrespectful at the same time. No ma’am, no sir. As long as they are inhaling air, disrespect should never be tolerated.
So, here are 6 strategies you can use to check your teenager AT THE DOOR who may think they’re grown.
1. Take Their Door off the Hinges
Back in the day, our parents made it VERY clear that we had no privacy.
Whatever business we wanted kept to ourselves became private AFTER we moved out and into our own place. They were funny about things like closing bedroom doors, spending too much time in the bathroom, and wearing skirts without slips.
Now?!
Girl, these children run around here with cut-off t-shirts that say “F—k the World” and get mad at YOU because you didn’t give them ENOUGH money to waste on more cut-off t-shirts.
Then, they get home (from wherever they’ve been) and slam the bedroom door with an attitude. In your house. Like they pay the mortgage. No ma’am, no sir.
Take the door off the hinges WHILE they’re sitting on the bed talking on the phone.
This way, your child’s friend will be able to hear them say, “Oh my gosh, my mom is taking the door off my wall!” Your response? “Yes, I am.”
If you are uneasy about the process or inexperienced in the field of tearing down doors, do not fret. Consult your local Home Depot, HGTV, or significant other- they’ll be sure to guide your every step.
Taking the door off the hinges will be an everlasting reminder that they are living in YOUR house.
You tell them: “when you are grown? Hey, you leave em’ up, you take em’ down, nail a sheet up- whatever you want to do in your own house. But, until then…”
Read more here: http://ourwomanhood.com/blog/2013/8/26/how...
You tend to get the feeling that teenagers think they can do as please. In other words, they think they’re grown. Not ALL teenagers are flexin’ AND twerkin’ though, some are just “straight flexin’,” (thanks, Trinidad James.)
Listen, most of us grown folks are way too tired and (horribly) out of shape to Twerk, let alone be out past 1:00 a.m., or do anything else that remotely seems like a “grown” thing to do.
But these kids?!
They want to be grown, live in your house, AND be disrespectful at the same time. No ma’am, no sir. As long as they are inhaling air, disrespect should never be tolerated.
So, here are 6 strategies you can use to check your teenager AT THE DOOR who may think they’re grown.
1. Take Their Door off the Hinges
Back in the day, our parents made it VERY clear that we had no privacy.
Whatever business we wanted kept to ourselves became private AFTER we moved out and into our own place. They were funny about things like closing bedroom doors, spending too much time in the bathroom, and wearing skirts without slips.
Now?!
Girl, these children run around here with cut-off t-shirts that say “F—k the World” and get mad at YOU because you didn’t give them ENOUGH money to waste on more cut-off t-shirts.
Then, they get home (from wherever they’ve been) and slam the bedroom door with an attitude. In your house. Like they pay the mortgage. No ma’am, no sir.
Take the door off the hinges WHILE they’re sitting on the bed talking on the phone.
This way, your child’s friend will be able to hear them say, “Oh my gosh, my mom is taking the door off my wall!” Your response? “Yes, I am.”
If you are uneasy about the process or inexperienced in the field of tearing down doors, do not fret. Consult your local Home Depot, HGTV, or significant other- they’ll be sure to guide your every step.
Taking the door off the hinges will be an everlasting reminder that they are living in YOUR house.
You tell them: “when you are grown? Hey, you leave em’ up, you take em’ down, nail a sheet up- whatever you want to do in your own house. But, until then…”
Read more here: http://ourwomanhood.com/blog/2013/8/26/how...
