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Can't teach common sense!

tennetubbie
tennetubbie Posts: 312 Member
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
My 15 year old----:grumble: :ohwell:
I drop him off last Sunday for a Superbowl party---but said I would be by to get him around 10 pm---school night!! When I went back to get him, it was dark and the house numbers were not well lit so I called him to say "I'm not sure where the house is---I am outside --- just look for me"


I started to flick my high beams on and off (you know---to get his attention)
After 10 minutes of flicking---I called him ---"Are you leaving? "
His reply: "I'm outside---but I can't see you---some jerk is flicking their high beams on and off"

I have 2 1/2 years left to teach him ---OMG CAN IT BE DONE???:ohwell:

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  • tennetubbie
    tennetubbie Posts: 312 Member
    My 15 year old----:grumble: :ohwell:
    I drop him off last Sunday for a Superbowl party---but said I would be by to get him around 10 pm---school night!! When I went back to get him, it was dark and the house numbers were not well lit so I called him to say "I'm not sure where the house is---I am outside --- just look for me"


    I started to flick my high beams on and off (you know---to get his attention)
    After 10 minutes of flicking---I called him ---"Are you leaving? "
    His reply: "I'm outside---but I can't see you---some jerk is flicking their high beams on and off"

    I have 2 1/2 years left to teach him ---OMG CAN IT BE DONE???:ohwell:

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  • heather0mc
    heather0mc Posts: 4,656 Member
    baaahahahaha! too funny! :laugh:
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    I....can't....must....have....willpower....not....too....be....smartass!
    :tongue:
  • pettmybunny
    pettmybunny Posts: 1,986 Member
    If it makes you feel better, my 15 year old son is just as clueless.... Must be a guy thing, and you can only hope they grow out of it... Hey Banks, you ever grow out of it? lol
  • Julie837
    Julie837 Posts: 84
    He was showing common sense, he just didn't want to get in a car with a drug smuggler.
  • nibor
    nibor Posts: 57 Member
    what a typical story of a 15 year old!
  • Heather7
    Heather7 Posts: 23
    Haha! My 14 year old is the same way. Sometimes you just have to shake your head and smile. ;)
  • watch48win
    watch48win Posts: 1,668 Member
    I hate to tell you this, but IMHO, it just gets worse.....I have an 18 year old...enough said? When they hit 18 they think they know it ALL. sigh.....
    :explode:
  • pettmybunny
    pettmybunny Posts: 1,986 Member
    I hate to tell you this, but IMHO, it just gets worse.....I have an 18 year old...enough said? When they hit 18 they think they know it ALL. sigh.....
    :explode:

    lol, my 14 year old son has yours beat then, he's only 14 and thinks he knows it all...
  • watch48win
    watch48win Posts: 1,668 Member
    anyone else with teenagers........Are there days when you just want to beat you head on the wall? I think I have the reaction at least once a day.........another BIG sigh........:grumble:
  • Istillgotit
    Istillgotit Posts: 14
    I have 12 year old, and just as I get recovered from him , his 3 year old brother will be bringing up the rear to reinforce the cluelessness! OMG!!! What was I thinking on that spacing of kids. I hope that I survive. It will become survival of the fitest at some point. Thanks for posting all of the warning signs. LOL
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