5 Signs You Are Living with A Tween
1. Eye rolling- Often accompanied with the head roll- This is when parents typically threaten to hand them their eyes if they roll them one more time.
2. They know EVERYTHING- Clearly we are mere peons who have lived sheltered in a closet because we no longer know ANYTHING at all.
3.Talking Back- Anything you say requires a smart comment, even if it is “good morning”
4.Mood Swings- One minute you are the best Mom in the world and then she blinks and you are now the spawn of satan
5. Alcohol- When you feel like having a glass of wine or a much stronger adult beverage after interacting with your child, you know you have a TWEEN in the house.
Please share the little things that show you are living with a Tween!
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I love it! YOu are right on! I wouldnt go back to thoese TWEEN years for anything. So glad my son is 14, but not looking forward to age 16!
1 Onegirlideas said this (August 2, 2010 at 10:40 pm)
I don’t have a tween quite yet but he’s showing signs of getting there fast! Especially the eye rolling and the know-it -all stuff.
2 Kim said this (July 29, 2010 at 4:45 pm)
I don’t have a tween but he’s already showing signs of getting there. LOL!
3 Kim said this (July 29, 2010 at 4:43 pm)
Wow, so my daughter’s only 3 and I can check off everything on that list!! Great, I’m screwed aren’t I?! Sending some love from 31DBBB
4 Tara said this (July 29, 2010 at 1:23 am)
Haha, believe me I thought the the same thing, my tween was a very high maintenance 3 year old. It still had nothing on what I am dealing with now. You are definately screwed!!! And I mean that in the most loving, caring, understanding way possible.
5 Tracie said this (July 29, 2010 at 10:33 am)
You forgot the smell… lol
I took her running with me a few days ago (I just started a program so thought it would be a pace she could keep up with) – she dragged through the whole thing, then when we were walking the last stretch home, she yelped “Squirrel!” and took off running after it.
6 Carolyn said this (July 25, 2010 at 12:21 am)
Oh yeah you nailed it!
You forgot the part where there are amazing moments where they (tweens) forget how ‘old’ they are and roll frollicking down a hill to run through the sprinklers at the bottom with younger sibs… coming back to you soaked all the way through, laughing, and officially still a kid.
We went on a small hike last weekend, she dragged her feet the whole time, didn’t want to go.. and usually after only a few minutes she forgets and gets over it, this time it was much longer before she ‘forgot’ how old she is… sigh.. it’s getting worse, not better. But we ended the hike with that sprinkler episode above..
7 Carissa said this (July 21, 2010 at 12:43 pm)
I cherish those moments Carissa. We had one over the 4th July while tubing and playing with sparklers. It was like my sweet angel was back for awhile. I try to embrace the moments when she still comes to me and lays her head on my shoulder for a hug.
8 Tracie said this (July 21, 2010 at 12:50 pm)
These are all so true and unfortunately, not much changes when they’re full fledged teens!!
9 JEM said this (July 21, 2010 at 11:48 am)
Oh boy! I am *not* ready for all that… yet. Thank goodness I have a few years to prepare.:) A great list post that’ll keep me laughing — at least until my daughter is a tweener. Ha!
10 Virginia said this (July 20, 2010 at 11:43 pm)
LOVE this!! I am living with TWO right now and these are all true!!
11 Michelle Nist said this (July 20, 2010 at 11:21 pm)
Basically, if they’ve ever said the words “You are ruining my LIFE” then you are probably living with a tween. Great list!
12 Lindsay @ Just My Blog said this (July 20, 2010 at 9:20 pm)
I actually haven’t been told that one yet. I get a lot of “you hate me” and “everyone hates me”.
13 Tracie said this (July 20, 2010 at 10:08 pm)
This cracked me up! I’m a mom to two dogs and two cats. I never wanted children, I know nothing about children, my boyfriend has a 13 y/o son who stays with us every other weekend.
He’s a great kid but I feel like I’m communicating with a moron some days, a genious some days, and a kid other days. I have so much more respect for my mom, because everthing he says and does is like dejavu. This week I learned that when you ask “did you brush your teeth” you have to specify a time period, because yes, he has brushed his teeth (yesterday, last week).
14 Kimberly said this (July 20, 2010 at 12:04 pm)
Lol, now both of my daughters will play the “word” game on things. I agree, animals are much easier, and they don’t argue nearly as much. I have four dogs and a cat to add to the madness around here.
15 Tracie said this (July 20, 2010 at 10:09 pm)
Too funny. You mean some people grow out of it since I still display these signs
16 CMcKane said this (July 20, 2010 at 11:39 am)
I display them also, but as I tell my daughter, the difference is I’m grown and can afford to take care of myself
17 Tracie said this (July 20, 2010 at 10:09 pm)
I have a 7 year old and most of those apply to her too
Fun list.
18 Amy said this (July 20, 2010 at 11:39 am)
BEWARE it gets much worse!!
19 Tracie said this (July 20, 2010 at 10:10 pm)
Visiting from SITS
Thanks for letting me know what I have to look forward to. I’m a little scared! Although, my 3 year old daughter has started #1-3. Hopefully she’ll grown out of it for awhile
http://www.thecouponchallenge.com/2010/07/10-reasons-why-i-love-using-coupons.html
20 Dana @ The Coupon Challenge said this (July 20, 2010 at 11:17 am)
when my tween was 3 we used to joke about how bad her teenage years would be, then she became very sweet, almost angelic, and then 11 hit!
21 Tracie said this (July 20, 2010 at 10:10 pm)
yes and for me it was smell too, when his room started to smell like a dump.
22 Tracy said this (July 20, 2010 at 11:15 am)
Thank goodness I don’t have boys! Although, her room is atrocious. She is going to spend the weekend with my mom, I am cleaning her room! Perhaps this will be the first time I hear that I am ruining her life.
23 Tracie said this (July 20, 2010 at 10:11 pm)
So true it hurts. My signs: 1.the whining for a cell phone starts.2.you know the lyrics to camp rock 2 song even though you don’t want to. 3. your make up goes missing all the time. That’s a sign that you got a girl tween on your hands. I enjoyed this, thanks!
24 julie diaz-asper said this (July 20, 2010 at 11:03 am)
We don’t have too many issues with the cell phone. There is an extra cell phone in the house that she is allowed to take with her when she goes places (friends houses) without us, but it is not hers. It is enough for now to keep her happy. Aww the make up. Have you had the dark dark eyeliner issue yet? We went through that. I ended up taking her to Sephora and having them (because you know I don’t have a clue what would look good) help her pick it out. The rules were she could wear it in the summer, but not to school. I guess it wasn’t as much fun then, she wore it like twice and hasn’t put it back on.
25 Tracie said this (July 20, 2010 at 10:11 pm)