Hi all....Thought It was high time I wrote another article to express my thoughts on something that is really close to my heart right now...This is also close to alot of my friends with teenagers hearts right now too....Let me ask you all a question...Is it possible to love your teenager but not like them at all??? Let me answer this question for you...My answer is a big fat YES without a doubt...

I was talking to a dear friend of mine the other day and we were talking about our teenagers as we both have just recently gone through arguments with them and another drama again...And we came to this conclusion...YES it is normal to love your child but to not like them...

Sit back and think of it this way...If you teenager was just a person on the street or someone you were not related to would you even talk to them? Would they be the type of person you wanted to be around? I know there is some good teens out there and some parents are nodding their heads right now but I also know there will be some out there that are saying NO they would not want to know them...

While having a conversation with my mother the other day I said to her I love my son dearly but you know I really do not like the person he is sometimes...Thinking that she would say to me that I really need to work on feeling this way it is wrong to think like this but you know what she said...Angie...I spent most of your teenage years not liking you at all...I loved you to bits you are my daughter but Hunni I hated those teenage years with you...Even though I was a little taken back I really really do understand her now...Without a doubt I understand her...

So this is to all you parents of teenagers who are going through this stage and thinking you are a bad parent because you are not really liking them right now...Don't panic you are not the only one...20 years ago my mum was doing it with me and now I am doing it with my son and I know alot of my friends are feeling this way with their teens...

I have decided all by myself that having children and raising them before the teenage years is the easy part...Having a teenager has probably aged me about 10 years hehe...I have also decided that my Mum is my hero because how she survived raising me I will never know LOL....So my advice to all parents of teenagers is sit back and buckle yourself in for the ride of your life but also believe that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel...I am just to scared of what is around the corner to open my eyes to see it yet hehe....

Have fun with the teenage years everyone and take them well with a little smile on your face as you know that one day you too will be the grandparent sitting back watching them live through the teenage years...That is my only sanity saver right now....

Thanks for reading and have a great day...Oh and smile it will make the teenagers wonder what you are up to....

Cheers
Angie