20 questions teen boys ask their moms
Conversations between mothers and sons are simple and predictable during the daylight hours. Mothers ask their sons about school, girls, friends, and homework and generally receive uninformative mono-syllabic responses. Boys ask their moms about food and everyday things their 10-year-old minds knew but their teenage minds can’t remember.
Car rides, bedtime, and teen drama can bring up deeper, more thoughtful interactions, but moms will be disappointed if they expect meaningful conversations all day long. Here are some questions you can typically expect most every day from a teenage boy:
Why do I have to get up already?
What’s for dinner?
Where are the scissors?
Can you make cookies today?
Why do I have to do that now?
When’s dinner?
Where’s my charger?
Can you bring me something to eat?
Does this smell dirty?
When are you going to the grocery?
Where’s my wallet?
Can you edit this paper for me?
Can I have some money for dinner?
Where are my car keys?
Can I have money for gas?
Am I paying for dinner, or are you?
Can you wash my uniform for tomorrow?
Can I have money for a milkshake?
Do I have to go?
Can you make cookies while I’m gone?
You can’t make this stuff up.
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I’m noticing that there are a lot of food related questions…made me remember that period in our family history when the frig. and the pantry seemed forever in need of restocking!
I’m remembering more of my questions and my son’s stock answer of surprise that I found that information important or interesting. He wasn’t trying to be secretive, he just didn’t think the information was worth sharing.
Good perspective. Yes, I agree. Secrecy is not the motivation–that would require in-depth analysis. Boys aren’t dense-they’re just busy thinking about food. Thanks for commenting.
Most are perfect for girls, too! Especially, “Does this smell dirty?” How about (to replace “where are my keys), Will you give me a ride to school? Will you pick me up from school? Did you see what ____ posted on Instagram? Can we go shopping for (more) clothes? Can _____ sleep over? Can I sleep over ______’s?” And… What does God look like? Why doesn’t He talk to me? Does He talk to me? Would we all be naked if Eve never took the fruit? Would that be weird?
Hysterical. I distinctly remembering one day while I was dusting the house, I said to Mom, “If Even hadn’t eaten the apple, we wouldn’t have dust, would we?” Good thing we didn’t have social media back then. Way too much for my mother to monitor.