10 Tweets That Sum Up Having An Argument With A Teenager

Teenage arguments are a milestone, a rite of passage that (unfortunately) every parent has to experience.

They want to rebel, and you just want them to do their homework and clean their room more than once a year.

Although you might pull your hair out at the time, these parents are learning to see the funny side.

After all, you’ve still got a few more years till they move out so you might as well make the most of it while it lasts...

1. It always starts over something pointless.

"Sometimes I feel like you don't really listen to me when I talk," said my son or daughter.
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) April 26, 2016

2. You wonder what you did to deserve this today.

90% of parenting is just yelling "WHY?!" after your kid does something
— Josh (@iwearaonesie) July 27, 2016

3 . It quickly moves on to how hard life is as a teenager.

You think you have it bad, Teenager. I grew up having to print out pictures without a filter.
— Kelley (@KelleysBreakRm) July 5, 2016

4. And how you couldn’t possibly understand them.

Snapchat gets me. My teenage daughter, on the other hand, does not. pic.twitter.com/jm0v3cljAD
— Ree Drummond (@thepioneerwoman) July 11, 2016

5. A door gets slammed.

it's my goal to be this calm when things are falling apart pic.twitter.com/4SZtaIGTu7
— pakalu papito (@pakalupapito) June 22, 2016

6. Your competency as a parent is questioned.

Sorry I acted crazy. It will happen again.
— Ivsy (@Ivsy01) October 21, 2015

7. You long for the days of being the teenager, not the parent.

Being a father is the single greatest feeling on earth. Not including those wonderful years I spent without a child, of course.
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) July 22, 2016

8. They storm off and you go back to cooking their dinner/washing their clothes/keeping them alive.

It's helpful to remember in times like these that shit is fucked up and bullshit
— Iris Garcia Grim (@irisgrim) November 25, 2014

9. And you can forget an apology.

Me: YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN FROM PLAYING VIDEO GAMES TOMORROW

*tomorrow

Me: OKAY FINE YOU CAN PLAY BUT ONLY FOR SEVEN HOURS
— Sarah (est. 1975) (@est1975blog) October 19, 2015

10. Let’s face it, you’re never getting rid of them.

My daughter just told me her master plan: When I grow up I don't want to get my own house, but can I get a cat and bring it here?
— Jennifer Borget (@JenniferBorget) July 13, 2016

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