Parents·Posted on Jun 11, 202140 Teenagers Who Got Absolutely Roasted By Their Parents"Having a teen is sending an 'I love you' text and getting back a thumbs-up reply."by Mike SpohrBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Ah, raising teenagers. It's a — how should I put this — joy, isn't it? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF To get through it, you need a good sense of humor, and these parents of teens have very, VERY good ones: 1. Maryfairyboberry🧚🏻♀️ @maryfairybobrry Please remember my teen in prayer as tragically he must be seen at the grocery store with his family today 02:31 PM - 25 Apr 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @maryfairybobrry 2. Arlynn Lake, Professional Optimist @DrWhoWhatWhyHow Having a teenager is like living in a haunted house: every now and then you'll see a figure in the corner of your eye, hear moaning, and then a door slams. 01:21 AM - 21 Apr 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @DrWhoWhatWhyHow 3. Rachel Sobel @whinecheezits My teenage daughter just walked in my room and said, “Mom, if you take my hairbrush can you please remember to put it back?”. I just looked at her and laughed and laughed and laughed until she slowly backed out of the room. 02:57 PM - 11 May 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @whinecheezits 4. Sweet Momissa @sweetmomissa You think your kid's room is bad? I watched our Roomba go in the doorway of my teen's room - looked both ways, and turned right back around and left. 01:17 PM - 17 Dec 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sweetmomissa 5. Sarcastic Mommy @sarcasticmommy4 I don't care how many degrees you have, nothing prepares you for a teen who finds their phone didn’t charge overnight. 02:52 PM - 09 Mar 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sarcasticmommy4 6. Mac Dickson Show @MacDicksonShow One thing I learned from having a teen girl is that now I know that “No” is a 2 syllable word. 12:32 AM - 23 Mar 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @MacDicksonShow 7. katie rosman @katierosman How being a mother of a teenager started —— > how being a mother of a teenager is going 03:33 PM - 05 Jun 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @katierosman 8. Rodney Lacroix @RodLacroix Can anyone recommend a good wine that pairs well with a teenager's shitty attitude? 09:16 PM - 27 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @RodLacroix 9. Melanie Shankle @BigMama Stay tuned for my next book all about raising a teenager that will be entitled, "I don't know what time it starts or where I'm going or who's going to be there and I'm annoyed you're so concerned over minor details". 08:16 PM - 07 Jun 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @BigMama 10. Casey @middlecasey We are only a few months in, but I think having a teenager is fun as he*k. 01:50 AM - 26 Apr 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @middlecasey 11. Andy Richter @AndyRichter Having a 15 year old son has really turned me into a boring asshole, apparently 05:29 PM - 10 Apr 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @AndyRichter 12. Callie Thompson @callie_mt My teen has been doing chores since i got home. Pulled weeds, mowed the yard, took out the garbage. And any seasoned parent knows that I’m more suspicious than grateful. 10:24 PM - 20 May 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @callie_mt 13. Jessie @mommajessiec My teen is starving. The only thing he’s ate today is a bowl of cereal, 5 sandwiches, 12 granola bars, a rotisserie chicken... 06:30 PM - 13 Mar 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @mommajessiec 14. Tynisa the Cynical Gen X Witch Walker @Kalarigamerchic Why has my teen son spent the last hour explaining to me what the Enderman from mine craft is? I am trying so hard to be nice but I think I am developing an eye twitch... 11:35 PM - 13 May 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Kalarigamerchic 15. Gerry Dee @gerrydee My teenager thinks we live in a hotel now! 03:02 PM - 01 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @gerrydee LOL: 16. Lady Lawya @Parkerlawyer My daughter went back to college today and I texted her that I missed her so much and she texted back 2.5 hours later, “Yes.” Then, “Sorry, that wasn’t for you.” I WAS IN LABOR FOR 14 HOURS 04:15 AM - 11 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Parkerlawyer 17. brokenamber @amberlr4 Be kind to the people you meet... you never know who’s raising a teenager 03:12 PM - 22 Mar 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @BlueeyedIce 18. Lara Bricker @LaraBricker Having a teenager is ..... you tell them to go outside, get off the phone. But when they do, you find this by your husband’s parking space. 09:58 PM - 19 May 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @LaraBricker 19. Sweet Momissa @sweetmomissa None of the parenting books prepared me for my teen asking me what “the carpet matches the drapes” means. 12:21 PM - 26 Apr 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sweetmomissa 20. Simon Holland @simoncholland Can’t believe it’s already quarter till 7. My teen: why do you have to talk like that, can’t you just say 6:45? Ugh. 01:15 AM - 30 Aug 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @simoncholland 21. Natasha @dramadelinquent As a mother of 2 teenagers I fully understand why animals eat their young 03:14 PM - 02 Jun 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @dramadelinquent 22. Sam McAlister @SamMcAlister1 When you ask teenagers for a picture.... 12:02 AM - 04 Jun 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @SamMcAlister1 23. Sarcastic Mommy @sarcasticmommy4 If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's probably your teen who needs money for gas. 06:42 PM - 17 May 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sarcasticmommy4 24. Tina 💋 @whiskeyluvingal Having a teenager is like having a cat that only comes out to eat and hisses when you try and pet it. 03:24 AM - 12 Sep 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @myuntamedsoul 25. Divergent Mama @Divergentmama "Mom, have you lost weight?" is teenager for "I broke something really expensive that you don't know about yet." 01:38 PM - 04 May 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sweetmomissa 26. Rodney Lacroix @RodLacroix Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue, 3 cereal bowls, 47 half-empty water bottles and an open bag of chips. - things I find in my teen's room every day 02:41 PM - 01 Feb 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @RodLacroix 27. Positively R@ndi @ICantEven001 Raising teenagers makes you age in dog years! I think I look pretty good for being 343!!! #truelife #parentingteens 12:58 AM - 23 Jan 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ICantEven001 28. Steven Isserlis @StevenIsserlis “When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” ― Nora Ephron 07:43 AM - 13 Oct 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @StevenIsserlis 29. Christi Lukasiak @ChristiLukasiak How is it that my teenager feels free to scroll through my phone, check out my entire camera roll and read every last one of my text messages, but has a literal stroke if I make eye contact with her lock screen? 01:29 AM - 08 Jan 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ChristiLukasiak 30. Fiona O’Brien @RealFionaO Me: Will you empty the dishwasher please? My teenager: I’m good Me:Thank you My teenager: That actually means No....that’s how my generation talks Me: Lets try this again, Empty the fecking dishwasher or you’ll get my foot up your arse , That’s how MY generation talks #IrishMom 03:55 PM - 27 Aug 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @RealFionaO 31. Mary Numair (like new-mare) @MaryNumair My 16 year old is named Dexter and he was texting a bunch while ignoring me so i called him “Texter” and let me tell you about the world’s largest, most angsty sigh 03:30 AM - 29 Jan 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @MaryNumair 32. Michelle with Two Ls @MissColdHeart9 My teenager just unloaded the dishwasher without being asked. She’s either done something wrong or it’s the goddamned apocalypse. 02:49 AM - 29 Jan 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @MissColdHeart9 33. Steve Olivas @steveolivas At the airport. Just kissed 13yo son on his forehead. He reacted like Dracula getting impaled by a wooden stake. 08:14 PM - 05 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @steveolivas 34. Rodney Lacroix @RodLacroix Baby giraffes can walk right after birth. My kids are teens and still can't pour a drink without spilling it. 09:59 AM - 03 May 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @RodLacroix 35. Caroline Hirons @CarolineHirons The look of boredom on my teenager’s face when I ask him to do anything for me. Yeah I was bored when I was in labour for days too but it got much more exciting when they cut me open because you were asleep and decided to disengage. HAPPY DAYS. 05:25 PM - 03 Mar 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @CarolineHirons 36. n a t a s h a @NatashaVianna Raising a teenager: 3:30 pm: Mom, when will you take a break from work to love me? You’ve been working all day. 3:31 pm: When are you going back to work? I have YouTube videos to watch. 11:23 PM - 19 May 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @NatashaVianna 37. 🎭ᑌᖇᔕᑌᒪᗩ🎭 @3sunzzz Raising teenagers is like trying to fish a contact lens out of your eye when you're drunk. 08:48 PM - 22 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @3sunzzz 38. lisa bodnar @lisabodnar having a teen is sending them an 'i love you' text and getting a thumbs up reply. 03:39 PM - 06 Apr 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @lisabodnar 39. hend amry @LibyaLiberty My 15 year old just now: mama, do you still have those ugly 90s looking sneakers I always make fun of. Me, beaming: No! I got rid of them and got some trendy ones. Her, crying: No! Mom why?! I need them! They’re in style now! *runs off upset* The end. 10:40 PM - 02 Aug 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @LibyaLiberty 40. Functional Randi @functionalrandi Do’s and Don’ts when raising a teenager: Don’t: *Act excited when you see them *Ask them how their day was *Make any jokes... they will never be funny *Expect any form of affection *Sing out loud when driving *Expect them to tell you that they love you Do: *Love them anyway 04:17 PM - 07 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ICantEven001 Good times! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF