It's a cycle that no generation can really
seem to break. Every single child, tween, and teen finds their parents annoying
at one point or another. Maybe it's just the questions we ask, the bizarre
habits we have, or our uncanny knack for pushing those buttons. Do parents
drive kids crazy? That's a big “YES”.
Here are the most annoying things
parents do that drive kids nuts:
1. Say "stop back-talking to me!"
-- Maybe we could let them get a word in edge-wise.
2. Shout "well look who decided to
make an appearance/come out of her cave/hey, look, I have a daughter!"
whenever kids emerge from their room -- The less we say it, the more time they
may spend out here with the rest of us.
3. Insist we're "cool moms." --
It's time to live it, not say it.
4. Send the kids on the endless, "go
ask your mother/go as your father" loop. -- Oh no; they're onto
us.
5. Make fun of the kids' music or demand
that they turn it off whenever Mom or Dad are in the room -- Then again, we
always ask them what they're listening to, so there's really no way to win
here.
6. Ask them why they're always on their
phones! -- Pot. Kettle.
7. Pull out the "do as I say, not as I
do" card. -- OK, that one's hard to buy.
8. Knock on the bedroom door once, and then
come in without waiting for an answer. -- Hey, we could just skip the
knock and barge right in.
9. Embarrass them at every possible
function, sports games, school play, and the grocery store. -- Doesn't mean we
have to stop doing it!
10. Get upset when they answer "good"
to the "how was your day?" question. -- Sometimes, it really was just good.
11. Leave their bedroom door open when we
leave -- They've figured this trick out too.
12. Use the age-old "if your friends jumped off
a bridge, would you?" -- Come to think of it, it does make us
sound like our parents.
13. Ask for help with really basic
technology. -- Fine, we'll just call the kid down the street; he'd be happy to
explain what a USB port is.
14. Interrupt group hang time. -- The
commercials are wrong. They don't want pizza rolls.
15. Ask to be friends on Facebook. --
Yes, they see the notification, and no, they're not going to confirm.
16. Over-share on Facebook. -- Turns out
they don't think that #TBT is as cute as we do. Who knew!?
17. Say "because I said so."
-- But it's so satisfying to say!
What's one thing you do that drives your
kids crazy?
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