Teenage behavior is certainly, one of the baffling mysteries of parental life!
The love between you is unconditional, yet there are those incidents which leave you at an absolute loss for words! For example, you wander into the kitchen, where your teen is preparing a snack. You just happen to be there for a glass of water. You’re sideswiped with an undeserved remark. ìOh, I just hate it when you come snooping on me!î Whoa. You do a mental regroup. ìHey, sweetie, I just came for a glass of water. I didn’t even know you were out in the kitchen!î The response? ìCan I just fix my food, puhleeze?î Well, OK, you can do that. Your feelings are hurt. You really didn’t mean to be spying, for crying out loud! ìI love you!î, you say, in all sincerity, before making your exit, water glass in hand. This is teenage behavior. There’s no other way to explain it.
You may well wonder why teenage behavior is outside the norm of regular parent to kid communication. What you need to understand is that there’s no explaining it. Be assured that your child loves you with all their heart, but once that child becomes a teenager, all of the normal stops are pulled. Teenage behavior is …
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