Teenagers – The Family Duels

Lisa: We’re doing a Graffiti Art class when we go to Liverpool.
Eva: That’s good, it’s the only rebellious skill I haven’t mastered yet.
John: What? Which ones are you already confident in?
Eva: None (points out of the window) Is that a badger?

Lisa: I can’t bear seeing your sister’s bedroom in that state!
Eva: I can help with that.
Lisa: Oh, thank you. That’s kind.
Eva: ( Shuts Isla’s bedroom door) There.

Eva’s going to a new school for 6th form so Isla gave her some advice –
Isla: Go for the smiling people, they’re the ones who want to make friends.
Eva: What else?
Isla: Be the smiling people.

Glad I installed Life360 to track where the kids are. Sometimes Eva moves from one side of the sofa to the other without checking in.

We’re at the –
Kids: Can we cut our own hair?
Lisa: Yeah, why not?
Stage of lockdown.

Lisa: The trainers I got in the sale have arrived! They’re fashionable, aren’t they?
Eva: For you. Yes.

Lisa: Get on with tidying your bedroom. At this rate it will take you days!
Eva: And that’s a problem because…?

She makes a good point.

Lisa: The microwave’s blown up.
Eva: I’ll have to warm soup in a pan, like it’s the olden days! That’s sweet.
Lisa: And wash up afterwards.
Eva: Urgh. I’m not a fan of retro living anymore.

Lisa: Is all your washing in the basket?
Eva: (Snorts) Washing?

She’s gone feral.

Nothing dramatic about anyone in this house

Me: Why were you late to school this morning?
Eva: I don’t know what happened. My alarm went off, then I must’ve blacked out.
Me: I think the phrase is, ‘went back to sleep’.