tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post8941688004467083812..comments2024-01-04T02:28:32.637-07:00Comments on athenadiaries: Teenager irritability syndrome, most recent episode surlyHerself, the GeekGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990186920123895227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-42768080039074392602010-02-05T16:28:30.713-07:002010-02-05T16:28:30.713-07:00My ex called me in a rage over how "defiant&q...My ex called me in a rage over how "defiant" our 17 year old son was. My son's act of defiance? He "snuck off" to my mother's knit shop to hang out with her and work on his French translation project (as opposed to taking the bus home to be alone with his music, computer, video games and no adult supervision). My son said he had asked dad the night before and dad had said ok. My ex says he had been asked, but he'd said "No" (for no good reason he could articulate to me by the way). Therefore our son was being devious and defiant by going anyway. Yep, sneaking off to your grandmother's to do homework - that's a serious case of juvenile delinquency there, don't you think? (There's a reason he's my ex. We don't so much see eye to eye on a lot of things.) Next time, I may have to use the story of the kid trying to set the parent on fire to put things in perspective for him!!Calyx Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957579547686348722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-77381859772647012662010-01-22T11:05:49.682-07:002010-01-22T11:05:49.682-07:00Love it!Love it!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064924692767548756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-36501064773541206842010-01-22T10:31:00.790-07:002010-01-22T10:31:00.790-07:00Further proof that it's all a matter of perspe...Further proof that it's all a matter of perspective. I thought your response was pretty dang funny. My preeecious is ten. I just finished raising my teenage sisters (was it only fifteen years ago? seems like yesterday) and we never set anything on fire... except my dad's Volkswagon bus...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-87916232904942229512010-01-22T08:40:14.075-07:002010-01-22T08:40:14.075-07:00Having a 'just turned' thirteen year old m...Having a 'just turned' thirteen year old myself, I can partially relate to this mom's dismay BUT when you compare it to being set on fire, well....there you go.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364817294657020920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-48669469188537301982010-01-22T08:06:40.406-07:002010-01-22T08:06:40.406-07:00I get your humor, Too bad I also get to live it fo...I get your humor, Too bad I also get to live it for a little while longerBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399542932021440889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-75140036472977445432010-01-22T07:58:28.684-07:002010-01-22T07:58:28.684-07:00@jtrimom: it stops being funny for a few years. T...@jtrimom: it stops being funny for a few years. Then they leave, and it's funny again.Herself, the GeekGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990186920123895227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-68792300436992445562010-01-22T07:00:12.763-07:002010-01-22T07:00:12.763-07:00that's great. It's funny....now. I have ...that's great. It's funny....now. I have a 9 year old girl and 7 year old twin girls. Remind me this is funny in a couple years :)jtrimomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212137748262353746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-15434216984411674492010-01-22T06:23:05.913-07:002010-01-22T06:23:05.913-07:00(too bad you can't call that mother stupid!).....(too bad you can't call that mother stupid!)...to her face! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com