Re-attaching teenager to family

[HappyHammer]

Poor bloke's got no chance of having a private wank, even with a curtain he can't make any noise. On the positive side though it will save cleaning the sheets.

HH.

[adrian]

I think you should get yourself a copy of Portnoy's Complaint and then either buy him some curtains or make him wear boxing gloves while he is in the house. Sheeeeesh!!!!

[wombat47]

As Barnsey says, the best is yet to come. I hope that by the time he is old enough to have a girlfriend (and that means when HE thinks he's old enough - two or three years perhaps) you have replaced the door. But, be warned, when you knock on the door and he says "yes", it doesn't mean come in. I only made that mistake once.

I have to admit, your door reminds me of a prison cell (with inspirational woodwork).

[inaminit]

There are plenty of times I'd like to put the lock on the OUTSIDE of my 12 yo duaghters room!!!!!!

[wombat47]

I can relate to that, Inaminit. There was also a stage when we needed a lock on the outside of daughter's window as well.

She's off to uni in a couple of weeks. The 2-1/2 hour drive should be too far away to come home to get a clean cup when all of hers look like experiments in the creation of life.

After 2 boys and 1 girl, my expert opinion is that boys are much easier to bring up than girls. The grot is less grottier, they don't *****, they don't sulk, and they don't try and take all the furniture when they leave home. They just take your money and move on. And they think it's a good idea to learn to cook - and then invite you to dinner. A much more civilised species.

[Iain]

Mines been at Uni for a year now, nothing changes.
Just waiting for her to be 18 so she can drive herself