Changes in the brain may explain teenage troubles
The article says it's mostly over with by the time they turn 18. Thus, I will redouble my efforts at loudly chanting in my head, "IT'S ONLY A PHASE IT'S ONLY A PHASE IT'S ONLY A PHASE."
Posted by Terry Oglesby at September 8, 2005 12:15 PMI think 18 is little optimistic.
Posted by: Janis Gore at September 8, 2005 12:17 PMJudging by what I've been seeing on the teevee, I'd say you're right.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 8, 2005 12:18 PMI say don't trust anyone under 30.
Posted by: Janis at September 8, 2005 01:36 PMWell, as my good friend Ronald Reagan said, "Trust, but verify."
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 8, 2005 02:04 PMIt really does get better, but not all at once. You just gradually notice that they don't have "the look" on their face as much and you don't get as many announcements that Life Is NOT FAIR.
Posted by: Kathy at September 8, 2005 03:07 PMHey, Janis can finally trust me -- but not my husband.
Posted by: Jordana at September 8, 2005 03:24 PMLet's see, Kathy--I've got a 15, almost 13, 10, and 8 year old. No matter what, it seems I am doomed to have to put up with large doses of Attitude for many years to come.
(And Jordana, you cradle-robber, you!)
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 8, 2005 03:39 PMRead Jordana’s comment and I think you would agree that they stay mean for a while.
Go ahead mention again how young you are.—KIDS TODAY.
Vicious little buggers, aren't they, Jim?
Posted by: Janis at September 8, 2005 05:23 PMI'm mean? At least I didn't say that everyone thirty-five and older was a fogey like SkinnyDan.
Posted by: Jordana at September 9, 2005 09:03 AM