Sometimes being a parent is all about manipulation.
I know this sounds harsh, however the truth is that you have to be emotionally wily to raise a hoard of teenagers.
It’s been strenuous to figure out the best mind games to play with my teenagers, but I have made quite a bit of progress with my child and kid in the last few years. The key is to guess like a teenager would and try to anticipate all of their shifty behaviors. I know that as a teenager I was regularly trying to find a way to sneak out of the house at night. I absolutely hated staying in my room when my friends were out doing cool stuff. As a result, I snuck out all the time, then knowing this, I decided it was time to install A/C window units on my teenagers living room windows. Rather than trying to keep them inside through apparent measures I decided to give them advanced indoor air temperature control units as a sneaky route. You see, my teenagers cherish to complain about the indoor air temperature. They are convinced that they have it terribly because my buddy and I cannot operate the central cooling system all afternoon long. When I tell them that the energy bill is too fancy for Mom and I to handle, they tell me that my buddy and I need to make more currency to afford air conditioning. Instead of arguing with them about energy bills and Heating and A/C ignorance I decided it was smarter to purchase A/C window units for both teenagers. Now, they can keep cool all night long with their own personalized A/C settings. Meanwhile, I know that they cannot sneak out because the air conditioning system is conveniently installed in the way.