Teenage Drama

Not just my daughters? No kidding

John — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:07:31 +0000

So it’s just not my daughters…..which I actually did know. A woman friend of mine with 2 daughters emailed me that her senior daughter in high school, just got kicked out 2 weeks before graduation. Ouch! It was a private, girls only, high school and her infractions included dress code violations, disrespect towards others, (big mouth) and finally consuming pot laced brownies at school and then calling attention to herself. (big mouth)

Otherwise this girl is not dramatic whatsoever…..

Not sure about the extent of the counseling her mother requires (and all the rest of us with teenagers) but I feel her pain.

Teenage Drama overseas

John — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:46:24 +0000

Yes, my second daughter is in Spain, supposedly learning the language and culture. I suspect the reality is more boy chasing and dance parties, which is fine. She alternates between glad to be in another culture to very, very homesick. On the one hand she says she will be back in a month, and then on the other handI get railed at for not shipping out more of her 32 diferrent body and hair potions and lotions. Each one is approximately $18.00 a problem so what am I waiting for?! Shipping is free to Spain as well, no worries. I’ll get right on it!

Ratholed paychecks? Must be a teenager

John — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:08:37 +0000

My daughter calls me from college and asked if I could find a particular garment in her top drawer of her dresser. I dutifully look and what I find are 4 checks from last summer, 2 from her summer job at a day care center, and 2 from baby sitting gigs. All totaled it was more than $400.00! Just sitting there in the drawer. Now the job checks have expired and I will get them replaced. Teenage daughters can give many different looks. This is my 19 year old who is smart as they come, scholastically, but her business acumen definitely needs to catch up! Of course she read me the riot act to quickly get those checks replaced and deposited. What was I thinking in not finding those checks earlier?! All my fault.

Crisis in Europe

John — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:17:45 +0000

Well, my daughter managed to pack 26 different hair and skin solutions for her trip to Spain to study Spanish. However she and her mother managed to overlook the student Visa part of the equation. Oops. The cries of outrage and distress were too much for the Skype server and it collapsed. I was told to stay out of all preparations for the Spain trip, and I did, but somehow this whole thing is still my fault. But of course. I’ve been guilt tripped repeatedly since this oversight came to light. So it goes! Stay tuned.

One car among 2 teenage girls, a holocaust

John — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:41:18 +0000

Yes it’s true. For 2 teenage girls to share one car is several terrible things: The end of whatever flegling social life they are developing, and of course an incredible stigma from their peers.

The solution must be that every teenage girl has their own car. It makes perfect sense to me that the car should sit, idle, in the school parking lot for 7 or 8 hours each day. Clearly that is the best use of the car. Particularly when the school is 1/4 mile away.

I’m not sure why I didn’t understand this sooner! Sometimes Dads can be so obtuse. In fact, taking the logical next step, this family should have 3 cars for 2 teenage girls, just in case one of them breaks down on the way to school, 1/4 mile away.

I’ll get right on that.

Summer is here, still all the drama!

John — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:58:32 +0000

Well, am I disappointed. Finals have come and gone, one graduation survived. This should be a time of relief for my 2 daughters. In other words there should be less drama and there is not! So no events or pressure and still we have drama, meaning it never goes away until they get older.

I used to look 5 years younger, now I’m appearing haggard, gaunt. Eviscerated is another appropriate word that comes to mind.

Yikes.

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Graduation, once again, the end of life as we know it

John — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:06:27 +0000

Talk about emotions in turmoil and running amok! One of my daughters just had her last day in high school and the yo yo emotions have left me car sick. Holy Toledo. The swings from Mt. Everest to the depths of the ocean are staggering. I may have to put her in quaranteen.

I hate school code for I hate everything

John — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:12:49 +0000

One of my teen daugthers is not happy at high school, like that should be a shock to her. That then entitles her to bring the wrath of God to anyone and anything about anyone and anything. Sounds like an excuse to me!

Stained article of clothing = armaggedon

John — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:39:05 +0000

My daugher’s favorite $5.00 T-shirt was stained in the wash today. Had she an uzi in hand the family massacre would have been national news today.

We were all at fault in the conspiracy to ruin that T-shirt. As she exited the home the front door exploded off the hinges with the impact of the slamming.

Serenity continues to reign in the home (not)

SAT drama

John — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:20:29 +0000

The meltdowns and drama leading up to the SAT tests for my junior in high school made all over historical events pale by comparison.

The nastiness and self centered enough were brought to new levels. If she could have rendered the planet extinct, she would have. Incredible.