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<blockquote data-quote="Zardo" data-source="post: 508391" data-attributes="member: 12490"><p>I have a coworker who gloats about his younger kids too and gives the old "what you need to tell him is....". I have learned, over time, never confide in someone that has not had teens yet, or just tread lightly with them. I have also developped a "canned" response for his advice -"yes, XXX, I agree with you that that is a great thing to say. Unfortunately, I tried saying things like that many times about 2 years ago and we're well beyond that. I hope for your sake, that you never encounter problems like this when your kids are teens" - then I give him the old knock on wood gesture. It is very frustrating -so I "pick" who to talk to. I find the best listeners are people who struggled in their teens themselves. I found found a handful of friends that did and they are a big, non-judging support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardo, post: 508391, member: 12490"] I have a coworker who gloats about his younger kids too and gives the old "what you need to tell him is....". I have learned, over time, never confide in someone that has not had teens yet, or just tread lightly with them. I have also developped a "canned" response for his advice -"yes, XXX, I agree with you that that is a great thing to say. Unfortunately, I tried saying things like that many times about 2 years ago and we're well beyond that. I hope for your sake, that you never encounter problems like this when your kids are teens" - then I give him the old knock on wood gesture. It is very frustrating -so I "pick" who to talk to. I find the best listeners are people who struggled in their teens themselves. I found found a handful of friends that did and they are a big, non-judging support. [/QUOTE]
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