teen talk

// April 6th, 2006 // parenting

Sarah has entered the land of ‘speak only in absolutes’. I am not amused.  One of us is going to require medication to make it through her adolescence.
“You NEVER let me pick out my own clothes.”
“You ALWAYS say no.”
EVERYBODY is going to be there.”
NOBODY but me has to have a chaperone.”

2 Responses to “teen talk”

  1. Kris says:

    Oh lordy, already? I have gotten the “You NEVER spend time with me. You ALWAYS spend time with Kate. You NEVER let me watch TV…” and so on. Repeatedly. Over the last week it has become worse. Oy.

  2. You’re either with us or against us, Sarah.

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