Teen Girl vs Boy Convos

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2 ай бұрын

For one I know everything, and for the other I know nothing (except college basketball stats.) #momlife #momofteenagers #parenting
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@SuperGolgotha 2 ай бұрын

Holderness kids, you two should make a video like this from your perspective.

@lucywatson2252 2 ай бұрын

Oh please, yes!!! We NEED that video! 😂❤

@theunicornmouse5424 2 ай бұрын

Just here to add my vote for YES! The kids' perspective on this would be great!

@cookiemama4 2 ай бұрын

YES!! 😂

@elizabethbutterfield8418 2 ай бұрын

YES YES YES!!!😂

@thealextrifier 2 ай бұрын

They’re all grown up. They don’t care to be on the holderness family videos anymore. They’d rather be out partying at ages like this

@dendostar5436 2 ай бұрын

I think the real answer is that your son is a superhero, and you’re just interacting with his secret identity.

@litebrite8993 2 ай бұрын

This!! 😂👍

@cayd 2 ай бұрын

The daughter part is only partially accurate. She won’t tell you anything after school. She will wait until it’s after bedtime, when she is supposed to be asleep, to initiate her long, informative conversations.

@hks2377 2 ай бұрын

Omg. SO true! Lol! If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said, “I really, really want to hear this, but it’s almost midnight, kid”😂

@Lolajames219 2 ай бұрын

My son and daughter both wait until this time to be chatty. I love that they're talking to me, but... It's so late.

@manifestmyfuture 2 ай бұрын

This ☝️

@tiffanylarson2104 2 ай бұрын

oh my gosh yes! My daughter will stay in her room till 10:00 then come in and start talking!

@edwardmichaelson5810 2 ай бұрын

It doesn't improve when they move out. My daughter is 25. If my wife's phone rings at 10:30pm, I know it's another night falling asleep on the sofa without my CPAP.

@Amanda-gg6kz 2 ай бұрын

Penn and Kim, I appreciate you guys for respecting your children's boundaries with not forcing them to be in videos as they got older. We don't know what their school experience was like, and how they felt about being online, so the fact that they get that choice is really awesome parenting on your part.

@nicolehubbard3536 2 ай бұрын

"I saw the bone." 😂

@NourLamari-nh5ln 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@jaimeg.3012 2 ай бұрын

My son, who is now 27, liked to talk right as I was getting ready to go to bed. He would come in and get all the words out just as I was about to drift off to sleep. I had to learn all things NASCAR, bowling and football. Now that he is grown he will just call me at random while I am at work to talk. I've learned over the years to not ask questions and eventually when he is ready I will learn all the things. I also can't get too excited about his sharing. It's a very fine line with that kid!

@SheriHosale 2 ай бұрын

Boys talk more when they're focused on an activity. I learned this from my son's therapist. During their sessions, he'd play board games with my son to get him to talk more. I tried it & it works. Also, when I drove my son & his friends around, I'd be completely silent & let them forget I was in the car. I learned soooooo much stuff that way. You just have to make yourself not react when you hear something you weren't ready to hear.

@jenniferriske1328 2 ай бұрын

My son won this poetry reading contest and won. I ended up finding out from another mom. He never told me about it. I was like “dude, I would have come” He was like ‘nah”.

@plove523 2 ай бұрын

Soooo true. Kids talk to other parents. Make friends with those parents, but don't let your kids know you are friends.

@katrinareads 2 ай бұрын

This was me as a teen. If my mom was already friends with your mom, I was wary about being your friend because that meant your mom was going to tell my mom everything. For example, when I was 15, my mom was trying to get a short list of friends for me to stay with when my parents would be out of town. One of her mom friends said I shouldn't stay over at one of the houses I actually wanted to (They had 5 girls all around my age plus other kids, and I had no sisters and only 2 brothers.), claiming something about "not enough structure" in the large family's home. Instead, Mom had me stay with this woman, who then proceeded to tell my mom about every mood I was in when I'd be left at her house. Fortunately, my mom sided with me about my moods. Also fortunately, after a couple times of that, my mom found another family I could crash with on some weekends. She was friends with this mom, too, but the other mom let me stay up until all hours, actually engaged me in conversation, and treated me like another daughter instead of a house guest.

@stacieclymo3685 2 ай бұрын

Yep. Our 19-year-old jokes that he had four moms in high school, including me. His one buddy's mom was also their science teacher in middle school, so he called her Mrs. Mom and still does. 😂

@robinsaxophone232 2 ай бұрын

I only had sons and you are spot on. “How was the prom?” “Good” “What was her dress like?” “Blue.”

@evelynchew9590 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@sharonmckissick2411 2 ай бұрын

My granddaughter is very shy. Not a get up and talk in front of people kind of gal. She would hardly answer questions before us, let alone strangers. But the family was getting ready to go to the school Christmas program, and 15 minutes before they were to leave she said she needed to be on time since she had a solo to sing. And sing she did. Loudly, on key, and a complete surprise to her family!

@claudiamiller7730 2 ай бұрын

Hi, you guys! My now 39 year old son and I used to have the BEST conversations in our cars! I felt really blessed to have that time with him. He was also, apparently, a really quirky and gifted writer - which I never really knew about until he brought all these hysterical written assignments home at the end of the year in fourth grade that had just been shoved into his locker after they were marked…with with flying colors and very supportive comments from his teacher. And this gift never really came up at any PT conferences.

@gdiup9241 Ай бұрын

💯

@naomiarram5187 2 ай бұрын

I get sneaky with my kids. I teach them words like "verbose, effusive, reticent and taciturn". When I ask my teenage son a question via WhatsApp, I say something like "answer in a minimum of 6 different words that make sense together ". He has fun and rises to the challenge.

@sarahdingeldein6129 2 ай бұрын

I have one boy and three girls. This is so true! I'd pick him up from band stuff, and he'd barely say a word the whole way home (15 minutes). I'd get my daughter from band, and she'd talk nonstop the whole way home, not letting me get a word in edgewise!

@paulbrown2422 2 ай бұрын

"It's like a permission slip or something..." 😂

@puppiesrlife 2 ай бұрын

And of course crumpled up in the backpack like trash lol

@KerryGoldP 2 ай бұрын

My ADHD daughter does this! But she also does all the talking like most daughters. So I guess I get the best of bith worlds! 😂

@badbrain7163 2 ай бұрын

“To a trip to Seattle?!?”

@FormatException 2 ай бұрын

My son is the same age as your daughter. Despite peppering him with questions I get the same answers as you get with your son, so we're in the same boat. I do know he has a girlfriend whose name I think is Kaitlin. A few months ago, all of a sudden, he started caring about clothes and showering and getting his hair cut and the lock screen on his phone is a girl I haven't met in his friend group. I don't recall being so secretive about the girls I was dating in high school but then I don't recall my parents ever asking about it too. Maybe we're just more inquisitive than our parents.

@Ribinish 2 ай бұрын

Ok, so I have the same situation with my boys. More so with my youngest. I found that he would talk nonstop if we played video games. I learned his games and played a lot with him. Now he's a SR in college a state away, and we have "game night." He spits so much out.

@BobbiGail 2 ай бұрын

Props to you! Seriously! It's like you cracked a code.❤

@CheleBoxy 2 ай бұрын

Kudos!! Boys will talk if you're doing an activity, like gaming, fishing, playing legos, etc!!

@H..M.. 2 ай бұрын

This is a man thing. We are task focused. If we aren’t doing anything, there is nothing to talk about.

@sesamemom98 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this idea--I may not like it, but it's worth a shot!

@nataliegraham9552 2 ай бұрын

My 16-yr old sophomore daughter is not the most talkative but definitely is the 'disappear into her room - only coming out for food/bathroom breaks' kid. I have fun listening to her talk to her friends since they play video games together and she gets very animated, otherwise I don't actually lay eyes on her until I am going to bed and knock to say goodnight. 😄 We have some decent convo's if I catch her at the right time, so I'm grateful for that, but otherwise she'll just tell me watever she thinks I need to hear... true or not. 🙄 And yes, last year she signed up for a 'future healthcare professional' organization at school with a decent membership fee (that I would have been happy to pay) and I only found out about it when I saw the pin she got for it floating around in the debris field around her school backpack one day. 😂 Plus the occasional surprise email from a teacher who wanted to convey how articulate and participatory she is in class. ❤ Yay, kiddo!

@zaynamoore 2 ай бұрын

Haha, my kids were actually the opposite. Son was the chatty one and getting daughter to "spill the tea" was like pulling teeth. Happy Friday Folks!

@kimshaffer8787 2 ай бұрын

My daughter was like your son when she was growing up. When I would ask about school, this would be her answer, "Schoolish". Now that she is a parent I can get her to talk about her daughter, which I love.

@karafuller3033 2 ай бұрын

Same!

@Avery_4272 2 ай бұрын

"Schoolish" -- I love it! Sounds like she had/has a gift for being concise, clever, and accurate!

@kimshaffer8787 2 ай бұрын

@@Avery_4272 she still is today. Get's it from her dad

@debkuralt7794 2 ай бұрын

I feel so much better that it isn’t just me. My daughter is 6 years older and was exactly like your daughter as a teen. My son is about to turn 17 and I started wondering what I was doing wrong. Things were so much easier with my daughter when it came to conversation. I have learned to stop asking questions and just wait until he talks. We have the best conversations that way and I can see what is going on in his head. The other day he told me he thinks he isn’t living up to his potential. That was just fascinating to hear!

@jolaineliupakka7475 2 ай бұрын

My oldest son is both---he immediately starts talking the second he gets in the van, he'll spill a little tea and then talk about sports and sport cards until we get home. Our daughter also spends 90% time at home in her room.

@karenwagner6880 2 ай бұрын

I raised two girls. Now I’m involved with my three grandsons. I try open ended questions like “What did you learn today?” Even the 7 year old says “Nothing.” I do try to meet them where they are - older kid will talk about/share KZfaq content. Middle will obsess about MLS and NBA. Little guy loves Dude Perfect. And he’ll still watch Bluey with me - hope he never outgrows that!

@stephenpenrice1230 2 ай бұрын

When she was very young, kindergarten or first grade, my daughter’s school had a penguin visit. I didn’t hear about it until several weeks later and when I did I said, “Sweetie, that’s exactly the kind of thing I’m asking about when I ask you how school was.” Then my running dad joke became asking her, “Did any penguins come to school today?”

@JGinCa 2 ай бұрын

Dad of 3 boys here. Yup - spot on. They are starting to call just to talk now that they are hitting the 20s, and life is getting real. In time.

@homemaker23 2 ай бұрын

This one was hilarious! So true! Although you probably know that even though boys are like that, they surprisingly “wake up” late at night and want to tell you all that’s in their hearts, right when you’re exhausted and ready to go to bed. It’s like, “why didn’t you tell me all this earlier?!” But alas, boys are wonderful and I do stay up and listen to them talk because that’s when they want to talk. Right after school however, it’s just like the video.

@BobbiGail 2 ай бұрын

3:30 yes! They do these over the top presentations or performances and we dont know until a teacher or another parent (whose kid invites THEM) tells us!

@jonathans2281 2 ай бұрын

My boy, won't say anything until it's bedtime then they want to tell me everything.

@musicmama2864 2 ай бұрын

Yes!

@lynnjaramillo7914 2 ай бұрын

Always at bedtime! I'll take what I can get....even if it means less sleep.

@theunicornmouse5424 2 ай бұрын

Your videos never fail to make me smile. You are a bright spot in this world. Thank you for sharing yourselves and your light with us!

@theholdernessfamily 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words

@ingle_fusion 2 ай бұрын

Great mom, Kim!!! If they'll talk to you about the little things, they'll be more willing to talk to you about the big things! You rock!

@konichiwaUT 2 ай бұрын

“If you know anything about my son, let me know.” 😂

@champ7619 Ай бұрын

"No, I wanna be a professional fantasy football player" HAD ME ROLLING ON THE FLOOR DYING 💀💀☠☠

@stiekamp3912 2 ай бұрын

My 9yo daughter will give short answers or grumbles if you ask her questions about things she doesn't really want to talk about. But then, she'll also talk excitedly and at length about what she's interested in. Which can be 5 different subjects in 5 minutes, and my husband and I are just trying to keep up. 😂❤

@Kate-oz2hf 2 ай бұрын

This is what it's like talking to my husband and my daughters. If I ask my husband how his day was, not only does he say "Fine, I guess," but he'll also look at me like it's weird that I would even ask. My youngest daughter, on the other hand, is talking constantly from the moment she wakes up. If she doesn't have anything to say, she'll just fill the silence with sound effects. 😂

@scrbsprite34736 2 ай бұрын

I asked my kid about their day all i got back was, "Bus, kids, and Bus."

@dianecolozzi2060 2 ай бұрын

People would tell me, your boys are so quiet. I'd say, did you talk to them about video games? My next door neighbors found out at his high school graduation that he was class president for 4 years. 😂

@jenniferbates2811 2 ай бұрын

As a mom with ADHD and all 3 of my kids have ADHD as well, this video hits home!!!

@TheRecon1a 2 ай бұрын

I believe it is not just boy vs girl conversation. But probably a little Introvert vs Extrovert. PC gives me introvert vibes and Lola mostly gives off an extroverted vibe. But Yes Boys are less open to just mundane conversation where as many girls want to talk about anything and every thing. That plays out with me and my wife every day. She ask me how my day went I'll say it was ok or it was a day. Simple 3-5 words. I ask her and I know I need to sit and wait for at least 10 minutes of monologue.🤣.

@calicokush 2 ай бұрын

True. But it's also relative to gender differences.. from hormones to learned standards and expectations. And of course, also relative to their predominate social groups. We could also take in account their age differences and development, lads do take a little longer to reach physical maturity and being more in the throes of chaotic hormonal development can leave them a little more broody and introspective, internalizing, taking longer to find their chill for a longer period of development vs girls. But in general, girls tend to have a better command of language and expression overall. And regardless of gender, most kids need some time to collect themselves after an event, such as being picked up from school. Neither tends to views their parents/guardians as people until they've become self sufficient.

@sherryg1838 2 ай бұрын

My daughter was more like your son as a teenager. Now that she’s 23, we have good conversations which I very much enjoy.

@reginaodell3035 2 ай бұрын

My son growing up would sit for a bit and then tell me everything. With the “did I tell you….” Then his life story.

@patriciadurham643 2 ай бұрын

My kids were the opposite! My daughter was the “Fine” person, my twin boys told me everything!! They are still like that! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@theholdernessfamily 2 ай бұрын

That's amazing

@kristinabushnell3652 2 ай бұрын

I told someone the other day that having a teenage son is like having a ghost in the house. You hear things banging around in his room and food dissappears, but its hard to actually catch a glimpse of him 😂.

@heidij7374 2 ай бұрын

This reminds me of a quote from "My So-Called Life". Angela (Claire Danes character) says: "My parents keep asking how school was. It's like saying, "How was that drive-by shooting?" You don't care how it *was*, you're lucky to get out alive." School is hard.

@Lily-wt3tu 2 ай бұрын

Now imagine being a teenage girl and trying to date when all guys act like that😂 it’s like trying to talk to the npc, this is why most of my friends are girls) love your content, so relatable❤❤❤

@NiagaraThistle 2 ай бұрын

I don't think I've had a conversation with my 14 year old in 4 years. I try EVERY day. He just grunts answers and yells at me to "stop being so annoying" when I ask questions and try to hug him. They' come back around after these teenage years, right? RIGHT!!??!?

@Ali-qy6fe 2 ай бұрын

I sure hope so! My boy is 13.

@Avery_4272 2 ай бұрын

I found it helped when I shifted away from questions (I think they just viewed those as an interrogation) and into occasionally nonchalantly mentioning something embarrassing that had happened to me, or casually saying something cool I'd observed in a friend or in a movie, how I felt about something a store clerk had said, etc. - but without expecting a response. Then, after it marinated in their minds, sure enough they'd later sometimes mention the thing I'd shared and comment on it with some sort of empathetic or keen observation of their own. This helped kick off some bonding, but I had to be patient and remain very casual about how I mentioned things. Also, I'd find ways to compliment them in indirect ways. But my main help came from Faber & Mazlish, who co-wrote a wonderful book re: "how to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk." Their material helped me enormously (their earlier book, "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk" was my reliable go-to over the years). Hope that helps!

@paulbrown2422 2 ай бұрын

Keep realizing there is a good person inside there, keep from getting too frustrated, and then yes, usually you have a more normal relationship waiting for you "on the other side" of the teenage years!

@BobbiGail 2 ай бұрын

My daughter will only go into details about her day if she KNOWS she can segwway into the "speaking of that, can we get a boba?" She will craft a way to make the events turn into a boba trip request. It's all a plan. Lol. (Otherwise I get 1 word responses from both kids.)

@megang.2310 2 ай бұрын

I have 3 boys, and this is pretty darn accurate. My youngest is 15 and in that “doesn’t say much phase.” My older two are 25 and 28 and both started opening up and talking a lot more once they hit the later teen years. Hang in there Kim!!

@sarahjohnson6620 2 ай бұрын

I have a newly 16 year old daughter and 2 sons (14 & 11). My sons are the same. Ask them anything school wise or whats going on socially I get nothing. Sports or hobbies they'll talk for ever at a certain time of day. Which is bedtime. My daughter has to brain dump her entire day on me immediately. Usually we do this on our car rides but now that she drives i really miss that time together. Plus she still has to tell me everything but now its late at night too when she gets home.

@mikemcconeghy4658 2 ай бұрын

Rode the bus to high school with these three sisters for an hour each way. They'd be talking when they got on, all the way in, then all the way home at the end of the day. And, yes, I could hear them because I rode in silence.

@sandrapride1046 2 ай бұрын

I watch Pacer games so I can talk to my 13 year old grandson when I pick him up after school. If his dad or brother are around, nothing.

@hks2377 2 ай бұрын

My youngest is a combo of these 2. My oldest is usually more like the boy, but sometimes will share about serious issues a friend is having, or will go on & on about something interesting she learned/ something cool in a video game. The video game conversations, she has to explain things like I’m from another planet & I feel like I’m translating a foreign language, but like you say, it’s totally worth it. Lol

@revondamehovic3132 2 ай бұрын

I have 2 boys that are very chatty, but not right after school. They need to chill out a bit first

@kelleywallick2754 2 ай бұрын

I'm Gen X and my mom said exactly this about my brother and I. He grunted and I spilled the tea. I had two boys, and that story about PC making a speech you knew nothing about, yeah, I lived that too. Lol. There's a bit of an age gap between mine, so with the oldest I had to learn Pokémon and with the youngest it was Minecraft. Lol

@hiphiprenae 2 ай бұрын

I have a 13 year old boy and this speaks to me!

@sandrainontario6710 2 ай бұрын

I have a niece and nephew who are twins. And this Nails them exactly! At 25 they are still pretty much the same, especially the boy who now writes for the Oklahoma University Sports website.

@robbymounce5764 2 ай бұрын

Guys…………..? It’s funny because BOTH OF THEIR KIDS are, like, COLLEGE-AGE! Lol! ❤ well done, HOLDERNESSES!

@briani3599 Ай бұрын

You nailed it. Well done. Has always been that way with sons and daughters with rare exception.

@shellycunningham9024 2 ай бұрын

Mom of two boys who are adults now. I relate 💯. Especially my youngest. I would listen to sports radio on my way to pick him up, so I had conversation starters ready to go. One time he was interviewed by a news station about their football team advancing in the playoffs. Didn't know about it until another mom shared it on Facebook. Love them both dearly and they were sweet kids...but getting information about their preteen and teenage days was a tough ask

@dnisey64 2 ай бұрын

I’m a grandma. My children were just the opposite. My grands are this exactly. I wonder if it’s just the sign of the times?

@Sahmgirl 2 ай бұрын

I have three boys. The first two are like your son, but my youngest is a chatterbox. He's interested in everything, and tells me all about it ALL THE TIME, whatever "it" might be. (At the moment it's otters.) I love that boy so much!

@DianneAguilera 2 ай бұрын

Our son is 22 and still talks less to us than this video shows. We still haven't figured out what he would actually talk to us for 20 minutes about.

@susanrussell8195 2 ай бұрын

I can so relate. This was the difference between m my two oldest. My youngest, a girl, was a vault.

@AK-et8ff 2 ай бұрын

Oh man, I've got 2 girls and when you said "I'm gonna disappear into my room" I felt that in my soul. 😂 except mine won't even come out for food, I've got to force them. They do chatter box when it's supposed to be bedtime though

@laraallison896 2 ай бұрын

My mom called this the “grunt & shrug” stage w kids. I raised three sons. The grunt and shrug stage was real w all of them. Yet they all are healthy and productive kids who still engage w me as adults. It’s hard. You’re doing a great job.

@annirish7098 2 ай бұрын

OMG! Spot on! Glad we're not the only parents!

@babybobbie1000 2 ай бұрын

This video is almost exactly flipflopped for our family but spot on otherwise 😂

@karifobar5687 2 ай бұрын

This is the truest story ever.😅😅😅

@cyndiwinzeler5016 2 ай бұрын

EXACTLY! My girls still tell me almost everything when they are in the mood, but my son mostly just tells me about video games. My son in law (one of the few guys who IS willing to talk with everyone, even if he does not know them yet) tried to stop him one time because it was getting weird, but I IMMEDIATELY stopped any possible talking from being negated before I lost my one topic with my boy!

@teslawhincop4658 2 ай бұрын

This is SO ON POINT!!!!!!! You’re in robotics club??😂

@LadyRav3nGaming 2 ай бұрын

OMG when you started talking about your son I was shaking my head and smiling right along. My 17 year old son is just like this! And he is the same way in personality. He's funny, empathetic, a great friend and so smart but man trying to get him to tell me anything about school is like pulling teeth lol. But when he gets going on the things that he really wants to talk about, he can talk for hours! 😂😂

@KylaAbendroth 2 ай бұрын

Me (teen girl)and my friends do that All The Time. I saw my brothers friend and him say this “The grass is nice” “The waters nice”

@user-ev9ip3he2d 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Think your kids should do a video of you and Penn!

@JoeS-NY 2 ай бұрын

I'm 44 and apparently, I talk like a teenage girl hahaha. That's what I learned.

@SherryAnnOfTheWest 2 ай бұрын

I'm a boy mom .... I have no idea what he ever does or who he knows. We have a strategy, when he DOES talk to us, we don't make a big deal about it or act like we're too interested ... the strategy is called, "Don't Scare The Unicorn." Good thing he isn't a troublemaker or serial killer!!! Oh, and he was on his school robotics team (as a programmer) and they went to nationals in Atlanta (we live in Oregon) TWO years out of the four.... we had to sign the permission slip and decided to donate $1K to the club for their travel expenses ... he actually thought we weren't losers!

@bback4078 2 ай бұрын

The robot dog using AI that fills out job applications!!! 😂

@fourlittlebirds6166 2 ай бұрын

I have four girls. It was the whole “Can we go get smoothies? I only ate this little part of the noodles at lunch” And the whole “ Okay, Byeeeee!” True. 😂

@Tacos135 Ай бұрын

It's so nice that yall are working on learning about what your kids enjoy!

@lauradelucastroia4191 Ай бұрын

This is so funny! My daughter is exactly like that. She has often said, “I have so much to tell you!” And literally will talk about so many things. Your videos are so accurate! 💕

@nan639sullivan4 2 ай бұрын

So so true! I have a 19-year old daughter and a 15-year old son. You nailed it.

@xloweric 2 ай бұрын

Very accurate. Especially the disappearing in the room until food appears

@celeste6341 2 ай бұрын

We just want to say how relatable this is! 17yo boy and 13 yo girl mom here.. All of this is spot on!!

@celinuchis90 2 ай бұрын

"If you know anything about my son let me know." 😂😂😂

@Darlykins1 2 ай бұрын

My son is 7 and sort of like this already. Everything is "good" or "fine" and he learned "nothing". He keeps books in the car so he can read and avoid conversation. But at bedtime he will ask me about my day and tell me about his day and he really opens up so I make time for that every night. ❤

@FRO8181 2 ай бұрын

Totally same thing with my son. I’ve had to learn everything about football to connect with him and have conversations. With my daughter, none of that is needed😆

@willowfork 2 ай бұрын

OMG if I could have had parents like ya'll I would have talked as much as I could and loved it 😳

@SarahPercival07 2 ай бұрын

Love that I am both of these people at different times 😂

@cindydehaven1374 2 ай бұрын

Sounds exactly like when my daughter and son were young! Thanks for the memories!

@statiawoertendyke3187 2 ай бұрын

Accurate!!!! 14 girl and 13 boy. Exchange sports for comics and absolutely the same!

@sarah-phillips 2 ай бұрын

We have a boy and girls and yep. My son barely talks and I find out stuff about my son from everyone else. But my one daughter has nothing to say…until she does.

@SarahMichelle777 2 ай бұрын

I am a 51 year old female teacher and I still talk to my husband like a teenage girl after school.

@stacyness81 2 ай бұрын

My nephews are 17 and 14. The 17 year old is finally coming out of his grunting phase and talking again, but now the 14 year old is grunting answers to me. I think it’s just a phase the boys go through.

@Tam3447 2 ай бұрын

Relatable, I talk to my daughter ( and granddaughters) nearly every day! I'm so happy for a sign of life text from son. "You don't know them, " exact quote.

@davidmorgan2641 2 ай бұрын

I have a teenage boy in HS and girl in MS and both are exactly like you have shown. My wife gets all the discussions with my daughter because she can't drive but my when she did pickup my son from school he would not say much. All of this is funny and brings back memories. Thanks!

@Emugasm 9 күн бұрын

This is why I got along with dudes better than fellow gals as a teen, and still do at 35. Much more chill, much less gossip. I appreciate the lower energy levels.

@glendasparks7412 2 ай бұрын

We have 2 boys who are now grown. We could get some info out of the older one but not much out of the younger one. Lol. After the older one graduated, a parent said to us “WOW, Russ has really come out of his shell since Jake graduated.” WHAT???!!?? But the good thing is now that they are both adults we have nice conversations. We also have 2 grandsons and they talk nonstop about stuff I don’t understand at all. LOL

@anninwhack1998 2 ай бұрын

I have a very non talkative teen daughter. Thank god for Taylor Swift. She made my in. So now I get to enjoy both her awesome music and have enough content to strike up epic conversations w my daughter….

@tonnyiaallen456 2 ай бұрын

OMG!! Nailed IT Kim! I have one of each also and it was back down memory lane for me when my kids were tweens and teenagers! Bravo!! 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽 😂😂

@The_onset_tutor 2 ай бұрын

Gotta remember this could also depend on their mental health or stress level.

@froggie316 2 ай бұрын

the dad does get a word in when teen girl is talking lol

@lisaruggieri2359 2 ай бұрын

Penn Jr might be blessed with being on the spectrum. Especially considering his parents ( Kim & Penn 💕) could be considered neurodivergent themselves. Having an awareness of his potentially high functioning autism might show you behavior/intellect cues or signs that might have gone unnoticed. Not that they matter, it’s about as impactful to you as knowing their dietary needs and preferences. You can choose to aware of your kids, like nurturing parents do, or be like the masses. You guys be you! #killinit #awesomeparents