Cats and Teenagers
Neither teenagers nor cats turn their heads when you call them by name.
No matter what you do for them, it is not enough. Indeed, all humane efforts are barely adequate to compensate for the privilege of waiting on them hand and foot.
You rarely see a cat walking outside of the house with an adult human being, and it can be safely said that no teenager in his or her right mind wants to be seen in public with his or her parents.
Even if you tell brilliant jokes, neither your cat nor your teenager will ever crack a smile.
The question, "Where have you been?" will be responded to with a sneering curled lip and a look of contempt by cats and teenagers alike.
No cat or teenager will ever share your taste in music.
Cats and teenagers can lie on the living-room sofa for hours on end without moving, barely breathing.
Cats have nine lives. Teenagers behave as though they do.
Cats and teenagers yawn in exactly the same manner, communicating that ultimate human ecstasy -- a sense of complete and utter boredom.
Cats and teenagers do not improve anyone's furniture.
Cats that are free to roam outside sometimes have been known to return in the middle of the night to deposit a dead animal in your bedroom. Teenagers are not above that sort of behaviour.
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Part-time working for teenagers
Children are not legally allowed to work in the UK until they are 13.During school holidays, they may work up to 5 hours per day between 7am and 7pm from Monday to Saturday and between 7am and 11am on Sundays. However, this is only up to a maximum of 25 hours per week.During term-time, from Monday to Saturday, they may only work up to 2 hours per day between 7am until start of school and from close of school day until 7pm. On Sundays, they may only work up to 2 hours between 7am and 11am. This is only up to a maximum of 12 hours per week.Teenagers aged 15 and 16 may work for up to 8 hours on Saturdays and up to a maximum of 35 hours during school holidaysYou will need a work permit and can get an application form for this from your school or your local Education Welfare Office.The National Minimum Wage does not apply if you are under the age of 16
Quotes About Teenagers
"The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another" (Quentin Crisp)
"Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17 for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years" (Anon)
"Teenagers complain there's nothing to do, then stay out all night doing it" (Bob Phillips)
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