I laugh each time I read this. If you’ve never had a teenager in your life, maybe you won’t get it. But if you’ve raised kids and maybe grandkids … or even lived with them … I can guarantee at least one good giggle.
- Dress too old
- Dress too young
- Dress in anything that resembles what they are currently wearing
Solution: jeans, black t-shirts and mid-length, unadorned cardigans in earth tones. Jeans should be a simple cut but brand name (DO NOT buy jeans in a grocery store… nothing to do with your teen…just don’t)
- Sing
- Dance
It doesn’t matter if you had a top 40 hit when you were in your 20s or danced professionally. Trust me… I am confident that Paul McCartney’s children/grandchildren roll their eyes from the back of the limo when he tries to hum along with the radio.
- Tell “When I was your age…” stories
You were NEVER their age. Period. This is core teen belief #1. To accept any other reality is to acknowledge that they might someday drive a minivan, have conversations about taxes, and get excited about watching DVRed episodes of Coronation Street on a…
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THE TRUER MEANING OF CHRISTMAS – TOM CURLEY 
A TRIP IN THE NIGHT 
MY BITTER ROOTS 
THOSE FAMILY FIXERS 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
Haha! Been there seen that. So true and funny.
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Love it! Sharing… ❤
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Teenagers. We raised them. We WERE them 🙂
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That was written by someone who had been there, saw it and done it.
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Yes. Still is there, far as I know 🙂
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I never used to talk about what things were like when we were young, but I do now. If we don’t tell them that there were better times and we fought for what was right – they will normalize the injustices of the day. We can’t let that happen.
Leslie
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Even when it seems they don’t hear us, I think they do. They also remember. It’s amazing when they get past the snarky “know it all” stage, what stuff they have absorbed. So I agree. They may not seem like they appreciate it, but I think it matter in the longer run.
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I remember what my grandmother said. They will remember what we say.We have to pass it on.
Leslie
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