For one year... all four of mine were teenagers at the same time... I remember thinking "What the hell did I get myself into" quite a few times...
In all honesty, I found the preteen-early teen years the roughest. Like 11-15, middle school and into 9th grade... Things defiantly got better after 15.. not so many issues and emotions and hormones even out some.
But I will say teaching 4 to drive gave me all my gray hair. And when they hit 21 and head out parting.... (and in college some before 21...ugh)
I really did not scrap too much of the rough stuff... just the occasional sassy attitude.
Now my oldest is almost 25 and the baby is 19....
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