how well did you your parents know you as a teen?

Cupcake_Crisis · 16-06-2011 08:20PM

Not at all, but in fairness it wasn't for lack of trying. I was a bit of a brat as a teen and i wouldn't want them knowing half the stuff i got up to. They know even less now.

Overheal · 16-06-2011 08:50PM

My stepmother knew me pretty well I'd say. back then I had a fun habit of using BluTac and photo-printed porn, attached it to the glass shower and had a blast. This was before online video was really available, we were still on dialup so you had to find a really nice pic of a gorgeous 20 something with big boobs and just go with it. I did this a lot.

But one day I got out of the shower, went to lay down (I was tired after all) and forgot about it. Thats when she came home from work and went to go take a poo in the bathroom before I could even think about it.

She was out of that bathroom after about 15 seconds and she drove off. The old man had a long talk with me afterward. But yeah she could have told you what my type was right down to the cup size and favorite pose.

Spread · 16-06-2011 09:55PM

Overheal wrote: »

My stepmother knew me pretty well I'd say. back then I had a fun habit of using BluTac and photo-printed porn, attached it to the glass shower and had a blast. This was before online video was really available, we were still on dialup so you had to find a really nice pic of a gorgeous 20 something with big boobs and just go with it. I did this a lot.

But one day I got out of the shower, went to lay down (I was tired after all) and forgot about it. Thats when she came home from work and went to go take a poo in the bathroom before I could even think about it.

She was out of that bathroom after about 15 seconds and she drove off. The old man had a long talk with me afterward. But yeah she could have told you what my type was right down to the cup size and favorite pose.

Lucky that she didn't drag you onto Dr Phil. You could be scarred for life

Novella · 16-06-2011 10:47PM

My parents knew very little about me. We were never all that close. My grandparents were who looked after me when I was a child, and my granny died when I was 12... So I went right off the rails after that.

I would have loved to have been able to talk to my mum. Like Abi said, I always thought my dad was cool but figured my mum was the one I should have been able to talk to things about.

Just be open with your daughter. Try to be understanding and she'll feel that she's able to talk to you. I could never say anything to my mum 'cause my opinions were always wrong, I was being stupid. Remember, she's just a kid, she's just learning. I constantly felt belittled as a teenager. Yeah, I did silly things but sometimes you have to, just to know that they're silly! Another person telling you isn't good enough!

population · 16-06-2011 11:54PM

I got on reasonably well with my Dad while he was alive though we were in no way best buds. That being said I always feel your life should be seperate to your folks. A parent is supposed to be a parent, not a mate imo

Will · 17-06-2011 12:01AM

Parents knew me relatively well, was a fairly well behaved/boring kid to be honest. However my friends and their parents, they thought they were heavenly. Little did they know they were drinking from 14, getting into serious fights and just being delinquents. My mother told me recently that back in the day the mother of one of the guys would ring up worried about her son, saying how quiet he was. I just burst out laughing. He was the ring leader and the biggest dirtbag going.

Larianne · 17-06-2011 12:05AM

My parents blab to everyone so I'm selective in what I tell them. :cool:

vampire of kilmainham · 17-06-2011 01:28AM

timelessone wrote: »

''hardley'' is spelt ''hardly''.

who gives a sh1t

Richard Dower · 17-06-2011 02:37AM

Aoifey! wrote: »

My parents thought they knew me, but they didn't.

Same here, and then they look all stunned and say "i didn't know" :rolleyes:
I dropped a fair few bombs on them the last few years....they are still clueless, but then i am a secretive bas*ard

Richard Dower · 17-06-2011 02:39AM

Larianne wrote: »

My parents blab to everyone so I'm selective in what I tell them. :cool:

Yup, my mother is TERRIBLE for telling everyone my business....she has no problem telling embarrasing stories in front of people :rolleyes: , and she wonders why i never tell her anything? :mad: :rolleyes:

Azureus · 17-06-2011 07:40AM

Used to tell my dad everything when I was a kid-all the silly stuff like playing under the bridge / first crush etc. He was the one who used to take me on walks down the train tracks for the thrill of hiding in the ditch as the trains passed and hid it from my mam with me. Died whe I was 12 though and that relationship never crossed over to my mam.

Tell my mam most stuff now-although when I was a teenager we had a very rocky few years of just doing our own thing and not knowing eachother at all. Got a lot better when I moved out though and now when we meet up we talk for hours on end about pretty much everything. I think my mam *thinks* she knew everything about me as a teenager but was just too wrapped up in her own thing to notice what was really going on. Dont blame her at all though-we got through it all and our stronger friends now than I think we would have been otherwise.

cynder · 18-06-2011 01:32PM

Cheers for all your input, didn't think i would get such a big response.

Its good to see it from all sides.

how well did you your parents know you as a teen?

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