The document lists 10 random things about teenagers including that being on time means different things to teens and parents, sarcasm is only funny when aimed at siblings, fashion is defined by what the teen thinks is cool not parents, and teens think they know everything while parents can never be cool in their eyes. It concludes that teens are constantly changing and will one day view parents as cool and smart when they are older.
1. Teenagers
If you know anything about Facebook, you have probably
seen or been tagged for the hottest trend: 25 Random
Things About Me. I thought I would share with you 10
Random Things About Teenagers that you may not know,
seeing as many of you are not yet in the teen phase.
1. "On time" is a relative term. For example, being on time
for school is important to you as a parent, not so much for
your teenager. However, being on time to pick up your
teen is vitally important at all times.
CURIOSITIES FOR TEENS
2. 2. Sarcasm is not amusing to a teenager unless of
course it is aimed at a sibling. Then it is hilarious.
3. Fashion is not in the eye of the beholder, it is in the
eye of the teenager. A parent can walk straight off
the runway in Milan and still be un-cool. Whatever the
teenager is wearing at the moment? That is cool.
Cont.
3. 4. No matter how well you did on your own SATs or in
college or even in life, you will never be as smart as
your teenager. They know everything.
5. Family meal time means two different things
depending on who uses the term. To a parent, it
means we eat together and share our day together as
a family. To a teenager, it means that the meal is
ready for everyone at the same time to eat whenever
and where ever they happen to be.
Cont .
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5. 6. A clean house is only important if the teenager is
having friends over. If the parents are having
company or just want the house to look nice, it is not
that important.
7. Saving money does not mean saving for important
things like bills or food. For a teenager it means
saving money so they can have _____(Fill in the
blank).
Cont.
6. 8. Texting is a vital means of communication -- unless your
mother is texting you. That is never cool. (Unless you are
asking them about food. Those texts are always important,
yet still not cool.)
9. Speaking of cool, you are not. If you are a parent, give it
up. You can try. You could be the coolest person among
every adult you know, but to your teen, you are never cool.
(Unless you saved enough money to buy them the item
coveted in #7. Then you are cool for a second. Enjoy that
moment -- it won't last.)
Cont.
7. 10. Remember that no matter how much you think you know
about your teenagers, they can change at a moment's notice.
The most important random thing to remember: You can never
really know all there is to know about teens.
Now, don't be discouraged by this. If you think back to your teen
years, I am sure you can relate to many of these truths. The
beauty of it is they will outgrow all this and one day a miracle
happens: parents suddenly become cool and smart.
I am still waiting for that to happen, but I know it will. My
parents have become more and more brilliant the older I have
become.
Do you have any to add? What random teenage fact do you
know that you can share?
Cont.