I've done a couple of memes on my Write Here! blog, but thought this would be nice to post here.
With thanks and a big hug to the lovely Casdok! Check out her excellent blog, Mother of Shrek:
http://motherofshrek.blogspot.com/
Five Household Maintenance Tips:
(Mine are from the perspective of a mother of two teenage girls ...)
1. Learn how to put a 'lock' on the phone before teenage girls run up a bill you can't pay!
(I still don't know how to do this, but then it doesn't matter much now, seeing as we haven't got a phone line any more!)
2. If you are going to have girls, try and have them at least 6 years apart, so you don't have two teenage girls in the house at the same time!
(The doctor at my youngest daughter's primary school had FIVE!!! She said she wouldn't recommend it to anyone. But she said she would definitely recommend having five daughters in their twenties.)
3. Teach yourself how to do your own DIY. It saves lots of money if you can fix things yourself, like cupboard doors that have been kicked off their hinges (by teenager or by parent!)
(This tip was inspired by the fab list of tips by Chris, in her comment on Casdok's meme post. Check out her very funny blog too! Diet Coke Rocks, in my links.)
4. When teenage girls are having a bad hair day, don't try offering helpful suggestions, or even sincere compliments. Just go back to bed, or vacate the premises!
5. Listen carefully. Teenage girls are fascinating creatures (am sure boys are too, but I don't personally know any!) and say some very profound things ... and some very funny things too!
I have realised recently that I have a tendency to make assumptions about what my youngest daughter is saying or thinking during a conversation, which she hates (and quite rightly! I'm working on it ... I think I've got used to the way she thinks and need to remind myself that she is changing from child to adult and is likely to develop her thinking in all sorts of directions now.)
(If you'd like to try this meme yourself, consider yourself tagged!) :o)
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Hi there chick, thanks for visiting my blog.... I love your Household Tips too.... I had 3 daughters in a row... like in 3 years!!! Of course, then I went on to have 3 sons in a row too.... people ask me all the time... what is better, Girls or Boys and I give it some VERY serious considerations before replying "NEITHER" ! They are all the same as teenagers really, huge pains in the butt!!! I only skimmed the iceberg in my Household Tips in relation to teenagers, hell I could go ON AND ON AND ON! And don't get me started on little kids and babies!!!! I am an EXPERT by now! Had my 6 then got dumped with two grandbabies when they were born too!!!! So 8 kids.... HELP ME NOW!!! LOL Thanks for the mention on your blog too.
Thank you for the lovely mention!
And great tips also! I could just picture them!!
Thank you for such great tips! I have one teenage girl and one little one so the dynamics are interesting!
So true about making assumptions as to what they are saying. I've learned to listen very carefully and as a result am learning such a lot.
Still got to be careful where hair is concerned though:-)
Chris, I think you are probably beyond help, honey! Seriously, you obviously have masses of experience, any tips you have are much appreciated. Thank you for visiting, you're very welcome to the mention, your blog is fantastic! :o)
Casdok, you're so welcome and thank you for another lovely comment! :o)
Hi Lane! Yes, very interesting dynamics!
As for learning, mine are constantly teaching me new things ... about them, about life and about myself. They're pretty amazing really, even if they are also frustrating, infuriating, exhausting and downright scary sometimes!
You are so right, listening is very important, and something I have to work harder at.
I sympathise with my girls and the hair thing (though refrain from saying so at the time of crisis) I can remember when i actually cared about what my hair looked like, but grew out of it at some point. Probably when I had small children ...!
:o)
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