Teens are late, get a failing grade, don’t finish their work on time, and continuously lose important things like their bikes. And the craziest thing is: it’s never their fault.
If a teen is late:
1. I don’t have a watch.
2. My phone was at the bottom of my bag.
3. I thought we were eating later.
4. I didn’t hear at all what time I had to get home
5. No one knew exactly what time it was.
6. My phone was empty, so I just guessed the time.
7. We had to detour because we were going to take someone else out.
8. We went to buy some food first.
9. I was lost.
10. Everyone was allowed to come home later.
If a teen got a failing grade:
11. The material was not explained well.
12. We were suddenly in a different classroom.
13. There were more than ten assignments.
14. Someone was tapping on the table with a pencil all the time.
15. I was hungry.
16. I had learned chapter 10, but it was supposed to be chapter 9.
17. The teacher didn’t understand it either.
18. I really couldn’t understand the man on the listening test.
19. I thought I was sick.
20. I couldn’t find the classroom.
If they didn’t finish their homework:
21. My phone was dead, so that I couldn’t log into my school account.
22. I thought we had homework-free.
23. I thought I had already done it, but I hadn’t.
24. I made a mistake in the week.
25. I couldn’t understand the teacher very well.
26. Everyone said it had to be finished only tomorrow.
27. I had to walk the dog.
28. You made me clean up my room.
29. I had lost my book.
30. I had lost my head.
If they lost their bicycle:
31. I had put it there, but now it wasn’t there.
32. Someone put it somewhere else.
33. I thought I was walking.
34. At school, nobody pays attention to bicycles.
35. A friend had borrowed it for a while.
36. Everyone grabs each other’s bikes.
37. I just put it on a corner, but that’s not allowed.
38. It’s always a mess in the bike shed.
39. The bike shed was locked.
40. I don’t need a bike anymore anyway.
3 Important Benefits to Being Humble
The quality of being humble is generally overrated, but have you ever noticed it’s the people who exhibit humility are the most relaxed and yes, even confident, people you’ve ever met?
Happiness
as a parent, you realize that your teenager is more and more less important for your teens happiness. That laughter coming from the room made me realize that this time has been challenging and that perhaps all teens need to feel happy is some time with our friends.
Skipping School
When school informs you that your kid had been missing school a couple of days that week, what is your reaction?
My Competitive Teen
A competitive teen, it is natural for kids to compete and influence each other’s feelings and behavior.
