I am sure it was only yesterday I was dodging lego bricks on the floor and walking past a swing without a ride started a whale of ‘slllidddeeeeeees’ from small people. I have blinked and they have done that growing up thing. But as lego is sent to new homes and tiddly kiddy clothes get sent to recycling new aggghhhhhhs come in their place. If your not yet at the teenager stage here are a few delights for you to look forward to.
The glass of half drunk squash. Just abandoned like billy no mates in the oddest of places or more typically the kitchen side you just cleaned. On looking at one of the teens for an explanation you will either get a shrug ( read that carefully, its shrug not to be confused with hug. You don’t get those now unless teen is pinned down and crying for mercy and not to be hugged) or you get ‘ I wasn’t finished’ . Now that does sound plausible till you find another abandoned half drunk glass 2 feet away.
The war with the cereal packet…and the teen. You suddenly fancy cereal for tea ( odd I know but I have gallstones so I get be odd) and amazed to find the packet in the cupboard. Accept its empty. Well not quiet as there are enough flakes left to feed a small mouse a very small meal. On looking at the teen for an explanation you will probably get the ‘smart arse’ answer of ‘I didn’t want to waste food and throw it away’. If by some miracle there is any cereal left it will be soggy as putting the lid back on the box or clip on the bag is light years away.
The toilet roll confusion. It must be really hard to grasp this one is all I can surmise. I know it is really simple but getting a teenager to grasp all the steps is …well enough to make you reach for the gin. The toilet roll is empty. The new toilet roll is conveniently placed right next to it and I mean right next to it. If it does manage to get onto the loo roll holder we are onto a win . It does all go pear shaped after that and the empty toilet roll cardboard bit gets abandoned on the floor. You even leave it rolling back and forth as if to tease the bin or for the teenager to get the hint.
The other thing that seems to confuse them is if you buy milk before the old milk has run out. They find it hard to grasp they can still use the old milk and you will have two bottle of milk on the go.
Lastly the trail of destruction known as making a sandwich. It all may look like its been out away and they swear they cleaned up after themselves. Your not a defective but you can tell how many slices of bread, which ham and other fillings they had and precisely how many times it was cut in half.
I don’t want to fill you with doom and gloom so take hope in the fact that some parents have manged to successfully explain the above to their teens and that was the end of it. I fear i am not of the successful ones.
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