What is wrong at this age?
I'm talking about 15 year olds, Mark to be exact.
On Saturday morning, I am buying our TOOL tickets. I am picking up mine, and Tina's, (she's paying me back, but I'm buying all together so we all are seated together) and Sebastian wants to go. He loves TOOL too.
I asked Mark if he wants to go. Huge, major concert, a band this whole house listens to, he knows their music, likes it.
He said no.
I said why not?
Mark: Cuz I don't feel like it.
Me: It's not till May 29th. Right now you may not feel like it, but come concert time, you may feel like it, but if I don't buy the tickets now, you won't be going. Are you sure?
Mark: Yeah, I don't feel like it.
Me: Well what do you feel like doing?
Mark: Nothing.
Me: Nothing?
Mark: Nothing mom. I just want to be left alone. I don't want to go anywhere. I don't want to do anything. I just want to stay home and play video games. Is that alright with you? *sarcastic tones noted*
Me: It's fine with me, but you don't get to change your mind come May. Hell you don't get to change your mind 5 minutes after I purchased our tickets. It's yes or no, period.
Mark: Then it's no. I don't feel like going anywhere.
Me: Ok then, stay home and play video games. You might end up babysitting Norman, is that going to interfere with your alone time?
Mark: No. I don't care if he's here and playing games with me as long as I don't have to go anywhere.
Me: Ok fine. No ticket for you, more money for me to spend on stuff.
Mark: Fine.
Me: Fine.
*turns his attention back to the game*
Me: Sebastian, do you still want to go?
Sebastian: Fuck yeah! I can't wait!
What is with Mark?! I can't figure this out. He never wants to do anything unless it involves him getting paid for it, and even then, you have to beg him to do it, remind him there's cash involved. All he ever wants to do is sit and play video games.
I'm ready to toss all the damn consoles right out in the trash.
I mean, I'm glad they are at home instead of out on the streets hanging with the local thug life, but come on, a concert, a huge awesome concert, paid for by me, no pay backs, and he has chosen to sit on his ass all night and play a stupid game.
At 15, I was out seeing every concert I could get to. I was busting my ass working to earn money to pay for those tickets. I would have rather been anywhere than at home. (Love you mom and dad) But it's the truth. I wanted to be out and having fun and doing cool shit.
I am offering to pay the $50 price tag on these tickets, with no pay back by the teens, and he still is all nope and mopey.
I don't get it.
Betcha if I offered to buy a new $50 game he'd be all over that like flies to shit.
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Sounds like Helena when she was here visiting. She said Nana, we are teen agers we are lazy and we like it like that. Go figure. As grandpa would say this too will pass. LOVE YOU!!!!
Posted by: Mom | March 22, 2007 4:07 PM
I hope it does cuz he is seriously just moping around the house. I have to force him to take showers on the weekend and remind him to brush his teeth. His excuse? I'm tired, I don't feel like it.
Posted by: kat | March 22, 2007 4:28 PM
Buy me a ticket, I won't say no ;)
Posted by: Julie | March 22, 2007 6:06 PM
Can you get to Tampa by May 29th? LOL
Posted by: kat | March 22, 2007 6:28 PM
My kids are money motivated too...not much else! It's the age...right now mine live and breathe World of Warcraft.
Posted by: Deb | March 22, 2007 7:27 PM
hell yeah. at 15 i was out at every concert too. and that was the DC area, so every band played. i never turned down a ticket. even to bands i didn't like.
my mom even wrote me a note to get out of school to go see a free cranberries concert in DC. thats pretty sweet youre taking one kid though. i cant wait until mine is old enough to go to shows with me.
Posted by: brian | March 22, 2007 7:30 PM
I am beginning to wonder if they put something in the prenatal vitamins that year?! Jeff has his moments in that area. Believe me it will get better.
Posted by: Mindy | March 22, 2007 10:46 PM
Deb, Yeah, they play WoW when at my sisters house and it's hard to get them to do anything else.
Posted by: kat | March 22, 2007 11:05 PM
Brian,
I've been looking forward to taking the kids to a show as soon as they were old enough. It's bothering me he doesn't want to go...LOL
Posted by: kat | March 22, 2007 11:06 PM
I hope it gets better. I can't stand it when he gets like that.
Posted by: kat | March 22, 2007 11:14 PM
Ooooh, sweet. In addition to sharing a biting sense of humor, we now also share a life. Let us know how all that works out for us, eh?
Posted by: Cass | March 23, 2007 12:54 AM
Hahahah! If I knew how to handle mopey teenagers, I'd be rich right now. I'd write that best seller, do to circuit tv show book tour, ya know, Oprah, Rachel, the Today Show, GMA, I'd be rich I tell ya!
But no, I have no idea what to do with teenagers when they get like this. *sigh*
Posted by: kat | March 23, 2007 1:08 AM