13 of the Dumbest Things Teenagers Say (Thursday Thirteen)

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This week I'm doing 13 of the dumbest things that teenagers say (courtesy of my own two teens!):

1. Everybody else has one/is doing it.
   
   
2. I'm smarter than (insert a parent/grandparent/etc).
   
   
3. Can I go to/have [insert some forbidden place/thing here]. This is usually followed by number 1.
   
   
4. I'm the only one that doesn't have one/can't do it. (Very similar to number 1, but usually reserved for serious guilt trips.)
   
   
5. When I leave home, I'm never coming back (Um, yeah, please don't! - but you will).
   
   
6. All we need is love. (Said about serious girl/boyfriend and future. Of course, truthfully, I miss the innocence of this one.)
   
   
7. I'll never [insert something like "ground my children"].
   
   
8. It's not mine [this generation of teens bases their on the O.J. Simpson bit of "if the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit" theory - it worked much better for O.J.].
   
   
9. I didn't do it [when they know and you know they did].
   
   
10. I don't know [when said in response to a question s/he obviously doesn't want to answer].
    
    
11. I don't need to study. (Okay, Einstein!)
    
    
12. [Insert friend's name] parents will be there. (And you don't think I'll check?)
    
    
13. That can't happen to me [usually relates to mortality, illness - and is usually a thought versus being spoken].
    

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