Moody Teenagers

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

Originally posted by poohkie
No not all adults are stupied and no I don't know everything. But i'll be honest what really ticks me off is when someone brushs off what I have to say or what I think is right just cause i'm not 20. Yeah someday I want to tell everyone around me to go take a long walk off a short cliff some days i'm the happiest person you'll every come across. I try my best to deal with that and move on and not let my mood effect others. But can't everyone say that. The only differnce in teens and adults as far as moods go adults feel that from day to day teens feel it hour to hour. shrugs

I am gonna take a wild guess that you are in the "Want everyone to walk off a cliff" mood.

 

[Mamu]

Somehow over night they turn into something from out of a horror movie.

Almost like the werewolf when there's a full moon, but the moon stays full, especially when there around adults.

They feed on your sanity.

DH and I were talking about this the other night. Grandson turned 13 in September. Remember when he never wanted to go home? Remember when he was a joy to be around?

Yes we understand, we both went through the same stage, your mother went through it. Now were just old folks who don't understand.

Maybe DH is, but I'm not old and I do understand.

A 10 day February vacation in Florida may be a challenge this year.

 

[Cruisin]

Mamu, I am glad that you are an understanding grandmother.

My MIL seems to think my daughter is still 8 years old and wants to get together to do crafts and make cards and stuff. Well she is 16 now and that stuff really does not appeal to her anymore. My MIL is hurt that her granddaughter does not want to spend time with her. Well she has to understand her age and try to do more age appropriate things with her.

And yes she is a teenager and will have her moods on occasion, well actually on LOTS of occasions.

 

[DisneyObsessed]

It's definitely worse when they are hungry or bored. I live by one rule of thumb.....Zoloft!

 

[Tiggerkeeper]

Let's just say there are days when I understand why alligators eat their young!!




I love my children, really, I do!!

 

[grinningghost]

How moody can they get? Well, my DD likes to go from sweet and fun to an Oscar the Grouch/Archie Bunker-like character in a matter of nanoseconds.

 

[grinningghost]

Reading about the grandparent thing strikes a chord with me. My mom and my DD were so close when she was younger. My DD spent tons of time at my mom's house and going to the movies, etc. Now DD is too busy with her friends and I can see it hurts my mom, although she doesn't admit it. I really hope that after high school, they'll "find" each other again for some special times.

 

[Disney Doll]

"Moody" and "teenager"...kind of redundant, no??

 

[sharbear]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has a moody teenager. She's 14 and sometimes she is no fun to be around. She mopes and complains and tells me that everybody hates her and she has no friends. My DH got so tired of it one night, he yelled at her and said that she has more friends than any of the rest of us in the house (it's true). I also have a 15 almost 16 yo DS who never went through this stage. Then again his uncle calls him eeyore on prozac!

My MIL didn't have any daughter's and she does not understand teenage girls. She told my family at Thanksgiving that the girls (she has another granddaughter, 7) totally ruined buying clothes for them. My DD is 14 and she does not still wear cute things from Gap Kids. She also will only wear what she wants to and has always been like this. My Mom who had only daughters knows better than to buy her clothes. My DD really wants to pick out her own clothes. My DS on the other hand will wear anything and is not picky but that is his personality.

I guess that this really hit a cord. My MIL has a hard time with my DD. She's a average moody teenager and just wants to be left alone. It's very hard for people not around this all the time to understand. Sometimes it's hard for us who are around her all the time to understand.

 

[wdwnutze]

DS is 19 and lives away at school. Thank God I get a reprieve from his moods! He will be home next week for 1 1/2months and we are not looking forward to it at all!! I know someday I will look back and think, "It wasn't that bad", but right now it is more than I can take some days! DD is 11 and jsut starting with some of the moods. She is a little more laid back than her brother though.

 

[bjgrazi]

OMG, my mood swinger turned 15 today, and I wasn't sure she was going to make it. Only because the thought was I brought you into this world I can take you out. My sister assures me that this too will pass and someday I will have a wonderful young lady. YEAH RIGHT...........

 

[DoeWDW]

Sharbear, we must have identical families! I also have a 14 yr old DD and a 15 yr old (16 in early Jan.) DS who is more laid back.

DD takes "moody" to a new level, unless she wants something - then we see her Academy Award-worthy performance....

I've found it's best to kill her with kindness. Responding with any hostility just escalates the situation and we end up fighting. Now I'm just very nonchalant about her moods and eye rollings - the house is a more peaceful place.

 

[Snowysmom]

My older DS, now 18, is just beginning to become human again. Boy, we have some really moody times with him starting at 12! Now he is away at school and actually misses us and for the most part, treats everyone nicely when he is home so we are looking forward to seeing him over the break. There were times when I told him that only one of us was going to make it through his adolescence and it wasn't looking good for him! LOL! My younger DS is 14 and right in the middle of the mood swings. When he is feeling cranky and moody I usually leave him alone and let him come out of it himself. They do become human again, you just have to be patient because they sure aren't going to be.

 

[Roxter79]

I'm moody but hey my parents put up with me