15 Tweets from Parents Who Are Struggling to Raise Teenagers
Being a parent isn’t easy. While raising toddlers isn’t for the faint of heart, raising teenagers is a whole other level of parenting.
Do you remember the emotions and the hormones involved when you were a teenager? Perhaps you look back at your teens at the best years of your life. Perhaps you have long since moved on and never want to look back. Either way, just imagine being your parents.
Perhaps you currently have teens living in your house. That means you know the truth. You know what it’s like to be on the other side and actually parenting a teen.
Parents of teens are speaking out in a very 2021 way – via Twitter. Their tweets are really cries for help, or sympathy, or at least a retweet if you find yourself smiling. Scroll down for some of our favorite tweets from parents struggling to raise teens.
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I shut my teen’s bedroom door to make my house feel cleaner.
— Sara (@sara_ashlynn) May 26, 2017
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At the airport.Just kissed 13yo son on his forehead.He reacted like Dracula getting impaled by a wooden stake.
— Steve Olivas (@steveolivas) May 5, 2017
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Do’s and Don’ts when raising a teenager:Don’t:*Act excited when you see them*Ask them how their day was*Make any jokes… they will never be funny*Expect any form of affection *Sing out loud when driving *Expect them to tell you that they love youDo:*Love them anyway
— Positively R@ndi (@ICantEven001) February 7, 2019
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Son turned 13 yesterday.This morning my husband asked how it felt to be a teenager. Without missing a beat he said, “Shut up, Dad.” 😂
— (((Jennifer Mendelsohn))) (@CleverTitleTK) September 3, 2017
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Having a teenager is like having a cat that only comes out to eat and hisses when you try and pet it.
— Tina 👄🥃 (@bourbonbabe75) September 12, 2019
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“Mom, have you lost weight?” is teenager for “I broke something really expensive that you don’t know about yet.”
— Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) May 4, 2020
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“When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” ― Nora Ephron
— Steven Isserlis (@StevenIsserlis) October 13, 2017
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Just texted my teenager to remind me what Parental Control password I’d set & that she’d figured out, so I could get into my own Netflix.
— Ana Gasteyer (@AnaGasteyer) May 21, 2016
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Last night:18: Hey mom don’t let me forget I have a test in English tomorrow.Me: ok*hours laterMe to 18: Don’t forget you have a test in English tomorrow.18: Oh my God mom, stop bugging me! It’s so annoying!Door slam#parentingteens
— Positively R@ndi (@ICantEven001) November 19, 2019
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Just watched one of my teens struggle for 10 minutes to use a can opener on a can of soup with a pull tab.The good news: She did get the can open, & that’s likely one less college tuition for us.
— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) November 13, 2017
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[Me before teens]*super irritated that people always say, “Oh you think it’s bad now just wait til they’re teens…”*[Me after teens]GOD HELP US THEY WERE RIGHT
— TheBabyLady (@thebabylady7) December 11, 2017
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Waking teens up for school is a lot of fun because who doesn’t love hearing yelling & slamming doors at 6:30am?
— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) October 18, 2018
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Babies&small children need attention 24/7. Then they become teens& hide in their rooms, avoiding you as much as possible, to make up for it.
— Salty Mermaid Entertainment (@saltymermaident) June 18, 2016
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Son turned 13 yesterday.This morning my husband asked how it felt to be a teenager. Without missing a beat he said, “Shut up, Dad.” 😂
— (((Jennifer Mendelsohn))) (@CleverTitleTK) September 3, 2017
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Whenever my teen cleans his room, I get a brand new set of dishes.
— MomofTeen (@MomofTeen) March 15, 2016