Category: Teenagers
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How To House Train Your Teenagers
bringing my towel along (Photo credit: hufse) So the adjustment to apartment-living might have been a little more painful than I envisaged, although it’s not necessarily the reduced square metreage that is affecting my usually joyful disposition, but having teenagers 24/7 in my face. My timing has never been great. NC is still on uni…
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Proud To Be A Parent of Generation Y
Generation Y (Photo credit: dalechumbley) I have been guilty of slamming Generation Y on many occasions. It’s not only me; the millennials are continually castigated in the press and accused of being lazy with an insane sense of entitlement. And from reading my blog you might accurately assume that I believe this to be true.…
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Time To Face My Fears and Let It Go
I found some closure watching Godzilla with Kurt at the cinema the other day. ‘Closure’ in terms of facing my fears. Admittedly, two hours of a CGI monster was small-fry compared to the week I’ve just survived with my son. Yes, I’ve been facing my fears in more ways than one this week. Now you…
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A Lesson In Writing A Sex Scene From My Children
English: typewriter (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We had a rare moment of togetherness in the kitchen of Dysfunctionality House late last night. It’s funny how those really special parenting moments are often impromptu and never the precious moments that you plan carefully, that always seem to go tits up. And moments where NC and Kurt laugh…
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Tips To Discourage The Dreaded Teen Party
Teen party (Photo credit: veleirosdosul) So, the old man and I were supposed to be going on a mini-break this weekend, staying at friends over-night. We were leaving NC in charge of ‘he who will not obey’. Kurt is nearly seventeen. Sounds straightforward, doesn’t it? ‘Pissing my pants’ is not a strong enough description for…
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