Kids and Annoying: Teenagers

Teenagers

By Chuncan Duncan - 01/04/2021 15:59 - United Kingdom

Today, my wife and I can’t decide if we should force my stepson to wait when he rudely demands something, in the hope he’ll learn patience and some manners, or just give him what he wants so he’ll go away and stop making us miserable. He’s 13. FML

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Fight Club

By Anonymous - 21/01/2022 17:01

Today, my son finally stood up to his bully and gave him a smashing that he damn well deserved. I’m desperate to tell him how proud I am, but my wife won’t let me because “we’re not raising a thug” and after 17 years of marriage, I’ve learned arguing with her is pointless. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/03/2015 15:17 - Canada - Toronto

Today, my 8-year-old son told me to grow a pair and man up. FML

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Package deal

By Anonymous - 11/11/2022 00:00 - France

Today, my spoiled step-daughter had extra chores to do for breaking the rules. She called my wife at work, complained about the chores, then my wife called me and said that she didn't want to deal with the drama. It ended with, "Make her do something else!" WTF! She chooses her own punishment! I hate this kid, seriously. FML

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Hot tub

By Anonymous - 03/08/2012 08:21 - United States - Montebello

Today, my soon-to-be stepson, 13, decided that he and I needed to spend "more quality time" together. His idea? We should start "bonding" by taking a bath together. When I said no, he told me I was being unfair, and that if I really loved him, I'd do it. FML

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I'm proud to be selfish

By Anonymous - 14/08/2022 18:00

Today, my wife picked an argument about me so-called being selfish because I buy myself sweets and certain drinks, and they make sit in the refrigerator for a long time. My stepson will then ask for them, and I say no. I just don’t believe in rewarding bad behavior. Plus it’s mine. FML

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Teenage Riot

By Anonymous - 30/05/2021 11:00

Today, my son had a screaming meltdown because I told him to clean his own room and that I refuse to be treated like his personal maid. He’s 16. FML

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What?

By Anonymous - 09/05/2022 17:59

Today, I asked my son to repeat something he had said. He got right up in my face and screamed that it was time I got a "fucking hearing aid." His siblings agreed with him. My husband agreed so much, he won’t even punish him for yelling and swearing, because, “Honestly, we all wanted to scream it.” FML

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Hangry

By Anonymous - 23/05/2021 06:01

Today, my son threw a temper tantrum and told me I “should have aborted him” and threatened to run away from home. Why? Because I nicely asked him to share his french fries with his sister. My son is 17. FML

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Strange parenting

By Anonymous - 25/01/2023 18:30 - United States - El Paso

Today, for the fourth day in a row, my nine year-old son dragged his feet when it’s bedtime with any excuse he can come up with. He keeps getting up an hour later to tell me a story. No punishment, nothing works. I gave up and offered him $300, yes $300 cash, to go to sleep. He said no and ran to bed crying, saying I upset him. FML

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Anger management classes going well?

By Anonymous - 08/06/2023 12:00

Today, my boyfriend's 12 year-old son was making such loud and disgusting sounds while eating ramen noodles that it took every ounce of my self-control not to punch him. FML

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MidnaLink 33

Thursday 1 April 2021 17:02

Oh, definitely make him wait, especially if it's something he can easily get himself.

Bogrbon 27

Thursday 1 April 2021 18:15

From personal experience, kids (sample size 1) are a nightmare at that age range. Mouthy, demanding, and entitled and complaining about everything that isn't just the way they want it. Every small infraction against their demands makes it "the worst day of my life." But you have to weather through it and make sure they learn they have responsibilities if they want to have privileges, that they need to wait and work for what they want, and that disrespecting legitimate authority generally brings negative consequences, otherwise they won't become well adjusted adults.

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Hempseed 26

Friday 2 April 2021 10:36

Blindly giving him what he wants without working towards it is reinforcing bad behaviour; not only that, it shows him that all he needs to do to get mummy and daddy to bend to his whims is throw a shitfit. This is not how you raise a productive, mature future adult. If you keep submitting to him, he will grow up to become entitled and manipulative. I've seen this before. Remember this; YOU are the parent, not him.

tounces7 27

Friday 2 April 2021 18:02

He will only get worse the more you give in, and will likely turn into a horrible adult human as well.

John Raymond Matheney 6

Saturday 3 April 2021 1:16

grow a pair, get him under control. God dammit man, BRING THE THUNDER ⚡. Take away wifi, take his door of the hinges, ground him to the house, STOP BUYING SNACKS AND COOKIES, cut off the service to his phone through your wireless provider (just tell them it's lost, it's easy, but you still hope to find it so no insurance claim yet, oh and make sure to restore service before 30 days is up or they'll disconnect the line entirely). I'm serious dude, this kid is not at all prepared to be an adult, and his relationships will fail miserably when he starts to treat every chick like his personal slave