pad Patter: 4/9 Apologizing to Parents

[AnneofAlamo]

Teenagers


I want so bad to call and apologize to my mom for being just like my teens...but don't think I can handle the laughter!

have you made that call to your parents? more than once??

 

[sarahbhb]

LOL I don't have to make that call to my mom...she's quick to point it out.

 

[tkradtke]

LOL I don't have to make that call to my mom...she's quick to point it out.

That's my mom too! I don't dare talk to her about my frustrations with my teens, because I know I'll get a nice long jaunt down memory lane about how awful I was :-/

 

[jk703]

My mom is easy, we get over our spats/differences pretty quickly. Now, as adults, I just have to say something along the lines of don't push it, and she will say her piece and then we will move on. Happy medium. We do always listen to what the other says, it has served us well over time.

As for my growing up.... and being a teen. I know for a fact, I was easy on her, compared to her teenage years with her parents. Ha.
I will get it when my boys turn into teenagers though... and I know I'll hear more stories and reminiscing. LOL!

 

[sarahbhb]

LOL I wasn't a difficult teen (other than major mood swings) but my daughter is exactly like me. Exactly.

Except when she's exactly like her dad.

Fun times.

 

[tkradtke]

I had my moments... but overall I was a pretty decent kid. I'm an only child, so I just think she had no one to compare me with! Plus I was in a terrible car accident when I was 14 where I nearly died and spent months in the hospital. After that she was extremely overprotective which caused us to really butt heads.

My MIL has no real memories of my husband being a difficult teen, because his brother was into so much mischief during their teen years that he seemed like a dream to handle!

 

[dvhoward]

I was a very easy child and teenager -- too timid and afraid of getting into trouble. So I never had to apologize, but I did tell her how much she meant to me and all the positive ways she helped mold me into the woman I am today when I had that last opportunity to talk with her while she was still able to fully comprehend what I was saying. So glad I did, it was a real comfort as she got lost more and more into dementia and Alzheimers.

 

[jaye]

I had my moments.....not all my choices were good ones. My mom let me find my way but was there to catch me when I fell. I was good at not getting caught as well, so there is much she doesn't know. She often jokes that I am in the right profession based on how I was as a child and teen. My work partner/friend and I often joke how as high school students we would not have been friends based on how we were in school.

My son is very different than I was (thank goodness!) in school and I have never really gone into any details other then I didn't work as hard as I should have.

 

[carilyne]

I was also timid and scared to do anything "wrong" according to my parents. My husband was a real handful I think from the stories I've heard. I was very lucky to have two very good boys that didn't get into trouble much -- except for the grades. I got to tell my parents how much I appreciated them, but my mom got some weird ideas in her head before she died and really created a rift in our relationship. That was really hard. Maybe I need to remind my dad how much I appreciate the father he was though -- it's been a while.

 

[Karen]

I haven't made that call yet, but I probably should now before I hit the teen years with my boys. Not sure I can stand to here the I told you so speech though. Although, my Dad LOVES to chuckle whenever the boys are doing anything even remotely annoying or silly. He'll say (since they were born) "You're going to get paid back SO much... HA HA HA HA HA!"

 

[jenn mccabe]

is it bad that i started apologizing to my parents before my kids even hit the teen years? yes, more than once!!!

 

[lorryfach]

I was a good kid, but I was also intelligent and stubborn and my mother didn't always know how to deal with me. She kept saying I would get my payback, so now whenever I mention the intelligent and stubborn things my kids do, she just smiles.