[andysandmikesmom]

I think so much of teen age problems is just they are in that in between stage...no longer a small child, but not yet an adult....

And dealing with things for the first time...as you found in, by reading your diary, ones first love, ones first rejection, can often be hard and traumatic...I always think, when a teen gets that first love rejection, they think they are going to die, that no one else ever suffered from being rejected....but the truth is, almost all of us have been rejected in love, at one time or another...its just the way of life...

And every teen has raging hormones, sometimes I think that makes them nuts...and of course, they think that their parents understand nothing at all of what they are going through, because they think their parents are 'old' and dont understand love and passions and all that...

Its all so complicated, so it seems...raising teenagers is hell compared to just having little ones around...Frankly, I mistrust any teen who is too good, or too sweet, or too docile, or too obediant...perhaps thats just the cynic in me, but when people brag on and on about their absolutely heavenly darling teenager, the warning flags and bells go up, at least for me....

Teen-age rebellion is as old as time, and has always been around....I guess the trick is to somehow temper that teen age rebellion with a firm, but loving hand...and that can be very, very tricky...

[lodwick]

Frankly, I mistrust any teen who is too good, or too sweet, or too docile, or too obediant...perhaps thats just the cynic in me, but when people brag on and on about their absolutely heavenly darling teenager, the warning flags and bells go up, at least for me....


The Eddie Haskell Syndrome. We all knew one. ;-)