August 27, 2009 | Filed under: Stuff
I have four teenage girls living in this house, five if you count Oldest home from UCLA. I love each and every one of them.
When they’re sleeping.
Because I have to tell you, with this much estrogen in the house, it’s not always pretty. And it’s NEVER silent. I think Alpha Man is starting to lose it. He came home from work, plopped on the couch and went straight into King Of The Remote land. Neither a fight over a hair brush nor a bbq fire (don’t ask) broke his concentration, and this was during a commercial. Five different times someone different tried to get his opinion on something and he managed to maintain eye contact with the glowing box. You know what this meant, right? That I got to navigate the muddy waters of negotiations and deciding who lived and died.
In my next life, I get to be the penis-carrying human in this house.
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Judy F says:
Good luck with all the female teenagers. I will pray for you.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 2:45 amStacy ~ says:
I have 2 younger brothers, the older one was always in trouble in school, with the police, etc., and the younger one always has some loser girlfriend with drama, yet my mother would still rather have 10 boys to one girl. Huh, go figure.
My sympathies to you, Jill *g*
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 3:20 amAmber says:
Five girls? WOW! I have one daughter 9, and two step daughters 8, 9, and when they get together it’s a mad house. I’m fearful of the teen years.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 5:14 amJulia says:
I’m one of 5 daughters. Whenever I tell anyone that, the first thing I hear is “oh, your poor dad!”. My dad, though, had sanctioned some areas of the house as his-only, including one of the bathrooms! Try sharing one bathroom with 4 other girls and then we’ll see who had the short end of the stick!
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 5:33 amLiza says:
Jill, I don’t know how you deal with the 3 you usually have, much less adding 2 more. Good luck with all the estrogen running through your house. I’m with Alpha Man, don’t make eye contact and they will leave you alone. Good luck!
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 5:33 amtennismom says:
Why would you want to come back with a lower IQ & selective hearing? Come to think of it – sounds like a blissful life LOL.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 5:42 amKim says:
Oh, no, you don’t want to come back with a penis. Think about it. Truly. Most of your thinking would be done by your little head, not your big one!
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 5:50 amtrish c says:
Poor Alpha Man!! lol lol At least he came home!
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 5:52 amI know how it is though. My husband has that same talent when something is going on in the house that he wants nothing to do with. lol lol
Ashley says:
Oh, me too! I’d like to have a one track mind and selective hearing and only have to have cutting the grass as my household chore. Pretty please.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 6:12 amKristina C. says:
LMAO!!! You said it best! I think every woman thinks this at least once!
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 7:32 amsls-rainey says:
Jill there is a power plug on the TV. If he came home and the TV was dead he would have to help you Ref.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 7:46 amLori says:
Ya know, I have the opposite. I live in the House of Testosterone, and I like it that way. There isn’t a single teenage girl that comes through my front door that doesn’t go home to her own mother (that’d be you) at the end of the day.
Sorry, but I like it that way.
My brother is in the same position as Alpha Man. But I think Alpha Man handles it much better. Most days, it sounds like he engages. A day off to stare blankly into the nothingness of commercials and pretend all that teenage angsty estrogen doesn’t exist is bound to happen every now and then. Maybe you’ll have a deadline soon and you can check out, just to get back? (she says hopefully)
Good luck!!
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 8:01 amJess says:
i think you probably likes cats? heh
this foster home need some donation for 6 poor kitties needing surgery…
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Donna M says:
My oh my! 5 as in five teens! You are such a brave woman!!
My Grandma Taylor, my dad’s mother, came from a family of 13, yes folks 13 girls no boys 13 girls!! Can you imagine
Those girls started being born in the 1800′s when people did not have indoor plumbing! When they did have indoor plumbing it was usually 1 bathroom & 13 girls! Boggles the mind!! 
I never knew all of them but some of those aunts were a kick! Some of the husbands too! I remember when they would come to visit Grandma. Long, long time ago as the memory is vague.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 9:12 amCecile says:
Oh my… I have one… ONE… teenager daughter(she is fixing to be 16 in two months
) and I have enough! I can only -ONLY- imagine 5!!!! OMG!!! You want to come take vacation at my house! You are more than welcome!
I will keep you and your sanity in my prayers!
Even with just one teenage girl… Alpha male does the same thing. Grabs remote and tunes out the world. Amazing how just one simple click and they are gone!
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 9:46 amBut I do agree wit you on coming back with a penis. I mean, if all I had to worry about was bringing home a paycheck (I do), cutting grass (I do – soemtimes), does not have to worry about preparing food or going gather food (I do), no housework (I do)… damn… what was the downfall again… LOL!!!
I hope everyone has a great day!
Brandy says:
You have my prayers and admiration for having 5 teenage girls in your house at one time! I only have one teenage Daughter (and a seven year old Son) and she drives me up a wall. My hubs tunes both kids out, but instead of the tv-he uses the computer. *G*
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 12:14 pmLinda Henderson says:
I’m a divorced mom of two girls. When they were both teenagers they both always had their period at the same time EVERY MONTH. You want to talk about PMS’ing. Our house was not a happy place when that came around. I avoided them both. Of course they had to throw it in my face that I didn’t understand what they were going through because I didn’t have them anymore(had to have hysterectomy). I would just smile and say “Hey, I did my time.” I was so happy when they went on different schedules. My house was so much more peaceful.
Linda Henderson
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 5:08 pmD says:
um…well…better you than me is all I can say. My hubby locks himself in his office and refuses to acknowledge anyone attempting to contact him, the shit even has the nerve to call the house from said office to see if its safe to come out..as for coming back with a penis.NO THANKS!!!!! I like being smart. I told my husband he could be smart too, if he didn’t loose his “little” brain cells when we have sex.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 6:17 pmtennismom mary g says:
If you guys can stand a selective hearing story:
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 6:44 pmWhen my now 19 year old was about 3 years old (cause woman have selective memory LOL),he actually stood in front of the TV one day waving his arms at my hubby saying “Dad” “Dad” trying to get his attention. No answer. That very same evening, I was channel surfing while hubby was upstairs. The dishwasher was going, the laundry was on & I was changing channels at the speed of light. Hubby came downstairs & said, “Was that a western I heard on TV?” OMG each channel was on for like a tenth of a second. You can believe I have milked that story for the last 16 years.
limecello says:
lol. My freshman year of college, I was in a suite… of all freshman girls. 10 girls. And I unluckily, was in the quad. Waaaaayyy too much estrogen. I coped by spending about 18 hours of the day gone
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