LIVING WITH THE ENEMY

People often say that living with teenagers is worse than living with any other age group . but is this true? We talked to parents with teenage children to find out.

MARILYN SCOTT

Yes , sometimes it's really difficult living with teenagers . But it isn't only their age , it's also the type of people they are . My two sons are completely different . Tom's easier to live with than harry . harry's a typical moody fifteen -year - old . he's a lot noisier and more aggressive then Tom , and he isn't as considerate . So he's much harder to live with . but harry's got his good side too . He's very bright and his exam results are always better than Tom's .

tom's two years alder then harry, so he's more mature and less stubborn than his brother.

He's also a bit more patient and can be very helpful when he wants to be . But he's got bigger problems at school . He's as intelligent as Harry , but he's much lazier and his exam results are always  worse than his bather's . Harry wants to be a pilot when he leaves school , but Tom doesn't know what he wants to be .

In some ways I'm a bit more worried a bout Harry because he isn't as happy as Tom .But  i also worry about Tom because he hasn't got any plans for his future . Yes , life is hard living with teenagers, but I'll miss them when they leave home