Do you love your teenager?

Question

It seems like as kids grow up and become teenagers the love between teen and parent gets a little fuzzy. Do you spend time with your teenager? Do you give them a hug and tell them you love them everyday?

Answer 1

Yes, I adore my teenager!  My son is 13 and although he's gotten a little moody and dark lately, he's a great kid.  I do hug him and tell him I love him everyday, more than once!  And I let him know how much I appreciate him.  I think because I am always very clear about what my expectations are, both of my kids are helpful and don't give me too much attitude.

Answer 2

I do tell him that I love him every day.  But, to be honest, there are days that I think he is from another planet.  Other times I want to duct tape his mouth and hide him in the closet away from company.  

I really don't have the problem with him not wanting to spend time with me, he seems to think it is OK for him to be involoved in everything I do.  Not only that but he knows so much more than I do.  I don't know how I got through life without him telling me that I am wrong all the time.  

I have to say, I couldn't love him any more than I already do.  He never leaves a room without saying that he loves me.  He tells me that he loves me allows me to hug him even in front of his friends.  It still amazes me every time that I look at him that this is the same premature baby that didn't even fit into premie clothing or diapers.  No, I couldn't love him any more than I do.  I'd like him alot better if he would stop mouthing off, but, I always love him.

Answer 3

Spent time with them......absolutely!

Gave hug/kiss/love ya daily.....absolutely!

I was blessed with kids that felt loved and appreciated....not saying there weren't hard times....OMG there were!!   But I never wanted them to feel unwanted nor unloved.  

Even in High School, I would say Good Bye with a hug and kiss.....and they reciprocated!!!    One of my son's friends asked him one time it I embarrassed him.   His response was...."My Mom?, h**l No!"......I remember tearing up as I kept walking back to my car.

Answer 4

I have a 14 year old daughter that is in the middle of these teenage years. Regardless of what is going on, we still give each other a hug and an "I love you" before she goes to bed each night.

Some days, it seems like she doesn't mean it, but we have done this since she was a baby.

Answer 5

I'm the teenager, but my mom and I talk enough that I feel that I can answer for both of us.

I'm seventeen, and not only do I love my mom, I like her too. She's amazing and she's absolutely brilliant, not to mention funny. We talk almost everyday, and have since I learned to speak. Thankfully we've yet to have any real problems in our relationship, which is largely due to the fact that we listen to each other and tell each other what we appreciate about the other.

My mom seems pretty fond of me too, and makes a point of telling me so. She says that no matter how hard her day has been, all she has to do is think about my sister and me and it cheers her right up.

I love showing her off to my friends, and I can't imagine our relationship being any different.

I hope that when I have teenagers, our relationship is as close as my relationship with my mom.

Answer 6

Yes, I've found the more I hug my 16 year old, the more she responds.  I also try to remember to tell her about her birth, and how special she is to me.  

Actually, since I've made a concentrated effort to do this, she's been less lippy!