Kudos to you with teenagers of any quantity. This shit ain't easy.
My 17.5 year old sister has been staying with DH and I since last Sunday while she attends a university summer camp. She is a great kid - smart, kind, sweet, artistic, funny, etc. DH and I have truly enjoyed having her and we will be sad to return her to my parents on Sunday.
So how much of this being holed up in their bedroom is normal? Like she goes in there as soon as we get home, emerges for dinner, and goes back in pretty much right after dinner. Some nights we get her to hang out in the family room with us a little bit more. Then there are other nights (like tonight) where she is already in bed and it's only 730pm.
And tell me about this earbuds thing?! Holy cow, she constantly has them in. Constantly. Like every time we are in the car. And sometimes when she is in her room using her laptop. Is this also par for the course? I feel that it is a bit rude that she puts them in the car, especially when I am trying to converse with her. Granted, 45 minutes in the car with a chatty older sister isn't as exciting as I think it is. But she had them in this weekend while riding around with DH and I. Not cool.
My 17.5 year old sister has been staying with DH and I since last Sunday while she attends a university summer camp. She is a great kid - smart, kind, sweet, artistic, funny, etc. DH and I have truly enjoyed having her and we will be sad to return her to my parents on Sunday.
So how much of this being holed up in their bedroom is normal? Like she goes in there as soon as we get home, emerges for dinner, and goes back in pretty much right after dinner. Some nights we get her to hang out in the family room with us a little bit more. Then there are other nights (like tonight) where she is already in bed and it's only 730pm.
And tell me about this earbuds thing?! Holy cow, she constantly has them in. Constantly. Like every time we are in the car. And sometimes when she is in her room using her laptop. Is this also par for the course? I feel that it is a bit rude that she puts them in the car, especially when I am trying to converse with her. Granted, 45 minutes in the car with a chatty older sister isn't as exciting as I think it is. But she had them in this weekend while riding around with DH and I. Not cool.
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