<p>Good idea ebeeeee!</p>
<p>Boy Hepstar, I’m sure that parents could post a thread of what kids do that annoy us, but that would be another topic.</p>
<p>What do kids do that annoy us?
Sorry kids, now it’s our turn.;)</p>
<p>First, they breathe in and out all day long. That really ticks me off.
Second …</p>
<p>They wait until the last possible minute to do absolutely everything, even though we’ve told them over and over and OVER that things can go wrong and that they should allow extra time, and then, when the power goes out or the car breaks down or they catch a stomach bug or the teacher who needs to sign that crucially important form suddenly goes to South America for a week for a funeral, they blame the resulting mess on us!</p>
<p>Also, they fall out of bed in hotel rooms. At least my son did. For years. His bed at home was up against a wall, and apparently he had gotten into the habit of leaning against the wall… Oops.</p>
<p>…they seem to have this inexplicable need for us to supply them with food to eat.
Third…</p>
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<p>That one sure is familiar!!</p>
<p>How many words are allowed in one post? LOL :D</p>
<p>They ignore our well meaning advice then expect us to pick up the pieces without saying ‘I told you so’ ;)</p>
<p>Two of my three are proponents of the motto, “Always put off until tomorrow that which you could have done today!” As stated above, never anticipating that something might go amiss while following this theory. Assuming that mom will figure out how to fix whatever has gone wrong while children are following above-stated theory.*</p>
<p>*N.B. Mom knows that she is an “enabler” and has entered a 12 step program.</p>
<p>I was going to ask how much time is allowed…LOL.</p>
<p>On the day to day level, they are sloppy as Hades. On an ego level, they remind us of our faults every day.</p>
<p>(They remind us of our brilliance as well but that isn’t annoying, is it?)</p>
<p>They remind you of your brilliance - now I’m upset - that hasn’t happened to me yet! Anyone know how to do a teary face?</p>
<p>Dad: You know, I’ve been telling you for three weeks that you should get that done.</p>
<p>Son: I know.</p>
<p>Dad: It’s like I’m a genius or something, isn’t it?</p>
<p>Son: Shut up.</p>
<p>Dad: <hysterical laughter=“”></hysterical></p>
<p>momof3sons—I hear you! Maybe I will see you in the 12 step program. H. has never “helped”-so he doesn’t get the frantic phone calls.</p>
<p>D: My project is due tomorrow, I was almost done and computer crashed.
Me: Did you save to zip drive as I have told you? Do you have a hard copy?
D: No!!! I didn’t know the dang thing would break!!</p>
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<p>D: I have to take a writing competency test for graduation. I am so sick and have been throwing up all night. If I don’t take test today, I can’t graduated on time!
Me: Is this the only time the test is offered?
D: Well, no…but the other four times there were things I wanted to do, I didn’t KNOW I would be sick today!
Me: Did you even consider getting it out of the way earlier?
D: I don’t know why I tell you things, you’re supposed to feel sorry for me!</p>
<p>beside the procrastination, which we parents need to admit that at least a few of us do too (speaking for myself)…I really have a hard time with the “half truths”</p>
<p>example–
parent: “did you drink and drive?”
teenager: “of course not”</p>
<p>…most times, trusting parent stops here…, but…</p>
<p>Parent: “let me be more specific…did you drink alcohol and drive that vehicle?”
teenager: “I said NO”
parent: “one more clarification on my question…did you drink alcohol within 4 hours prior to driving that motorized vehicle?”
teenager: “Dad, you hadn’t asked if I drank THEN drove…I certainly don’t drink AND drive at the same time as you had asked…but maybe I had just one sometime before I drove.”</p>
<p>As my hip, Brown-educated French teacher said, “Boire ou conduire: il faut choisir.”</p>
<p>As kids move into the teen age years, the hormones kick in. That does little to help improve their emotions. Next, as the grow up, they start preparing to leave home by annoying their parents and exerting their independence even when they don’t have any reason. Finally, the stop listening because they think they know everything and the parents know nothing. That last attribute is by far the most annoying because you have to watch as they do really stupid things but will not listen to advice.</p>
<p>Dirty dishes in the sink is one of my pet peeves…leaving shoes laying around where they can be tripped over is always worth a few laughs…speaking of procrastination, I always love it when she says “this is dirty…can you wash it so I can wear it tomorrow?” (as though she hadn’t learned who to use the washing machine when she was 10…)…and there’s always the “I need a piece of orange posterboard by tomorrow!”</p>
<p>It’s annoying that the first two years we teach them to walk and talk, then spend the next 16 years wishing they would sit down and shut up.</p>
<p>And what’s really annoying is that they will call, discuss all the details of the problem, ask for advice, then not pay any attention to the advice given. When the route they chose does not work, you hear “I wish I’d done xyz” —which was the exact advice you gave and was rejected!</p>
<p>I know about procrastination, my S sent all his college applications due January 1st on New Year Eve minutes before the ball dropped in Times Square, but as he said, he did them on time
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My D hasnt that bad habit, she is very independent, nothing that she does is part of my business but drive her to the mall ;)</p>
<p>YESYESYES, I hate that they never seem to think anything can go wrong!! What is so wrong about doing things as soon as possible instead of planning all the timing by working backwards from the moment things are due. When do they learn this??? My 21 year old still isn’t intense enough about things being done early, acknowledging cars break down, people get sick, etc.
However, my kid playing sports has always had to be mega-organised and doesn’t procrastinate all the time, only when she has no choice, so it can happen.</p>