Lately I have had a few friends with teenagers wanting to kill them. I usually advise not to kill them, but to simply injure them instead. Far less jail time, and hey, you never know your kid might grow up into someone you eventually can tolerate. If you are insisting on the hurting your teenager route, might I suggest that you turn to the government to help. Idea number one is to promise your child a trip to wherever they have wanted to go (within reason of course) then before you get on through TSA, be sure to plant something on your child. Point out that you fear said teenager has something on them. They get a roughing up and you miss your flight. Double bonus for you. Or idea number two, turn in your teenager as a terrorist. He’ll get a little talking to that might be what you are looking for. When they find out he is not and come after you, claim you thought Farmville was code for something else. Playing dumb is the way to go. :P I of course recommend neither of those … [Read more...]