I'm going to rant on teen drama now. You've been warned

BecW2be · March 2010

I give her one semester with her dad before one or both of them run screaming to me.

But by then Chloe will be in the bigger room, and Manda will have to either find her own place or live in the spare bedroom/office. Thems the breaks, kid.

I did get to go pick out my furniture for the new place yesterday from the IKEA booth at the spring home/garden show. I have a new dining table, chairs, mirror, desk, overhead and living room tables! YAY!

Stackeye210 · March 2010

YEA for new furniture!!!!

AlexiaANDRobert · March 2010

Wow, Bec, that blows.

How frustrating to have to defend your choices to your child. But how awesome to know you've made the right choices and don't have to be worried or ashamed of them.

I don't know about all that brain stuff PPs mentioned, but it makes sense. We just don't always make the best choices. Keep at it. She'll figure it out, hopefully sooner rather than later. Not that you don't have enough to do, but I might leave some papers laying around in obvious places with the cost of classes or something like that so she gets her scholarship paperwork done. Even though you've probably told her, she may just not realize it. Some people need to experience things before they learn.

Good luck!

AlexiaANDRobert · March 2010

YAAAAAAAAAAAY for new furniture!

aMrsin09 · March 2010

Yeah for new furniture!

I have to tell you, you are being so much better than my parents. If I had pulled that, I would have
lost my Drivers License (car was in my name alone, so mom was screwed there)
been grounded until after graduation
TV, computer, cell phone, iPod, any form of entertainment gone
Prom would have been out
same with Senior night and any senior trips
If I was adult enough to ask those questions and get the answers, I would have been adult enough to do my own laundry, get myself to school w/o a car, buy my own groceries, etc etc.

cukimerrydoll · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_im-going-rant-teen-drama-now-youve-warned?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:3c472adf-0b56-494f-82e6-101d2a584573Post:55be94f0-e465-4cfd-beaa-423f07115a96">Re: I'm going to rant on teen drama now. You've been warned</a>:
[QUOTE]I had no door for awhile. It was pretty terrible. Then I just started undressing right in front of the open door.

Then I hung curtains.

Taking the door off was a good move on my parents' part, but I was a teenager, thus diabolical and an assshole. So the effectiveness didn't last too long.

As for the brain development thing, Bec, I've read/heard the same. I constantly remind myself of it when my younger brother is doing something that seems so stupid - I read somewhere that the part of his brain that lets him really work out the potential long term consequences of his actions isn't just being ignored - it's not totally THERE yet. It makes a bit more sense, but it's still painful to watch.
Posted by temerityjane[/QUOTE]
I spent a great deal of time without a door too, but it wasn't a huge deal because my room was at the end of the hall around the corner from everything else. I did curtians too.

I didn't hear the brain thing. That makes things with my little brother a lot easier to swallow. He's rude, disrespectful, and has been abusive to my mom. He got into the college he wanted... because he begged, negotiated, and pleaded with them for almost a year to let him in.

And now he's failing 3 of his 4 classes. They'll probably pull his enrollment. t's frustrating because he's so smart. He got a 28 on his ACT (average is 24, I got a 22), and he doesn't try to succeed at anything. I hate watching him fail, but I know he has to at some point, and I know my mom will keep spoiling him either way.

JessAndTrav · March 2010

I think that letting her miss deadlines and such is the best thing that you can do for her. Stick to your guns. It's going to teach her a lot.

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