My Teenage daughters don't love me anymore ;)

[Hairs]

I have found the quickest way to have my teenage daughters scream at me that the don't love me anymore!!!!!
Yesterday afternoon on their arrival home from school, I asked how their day was, fine they said.
I mentioned that I would be turning the router off at 4.30pm, so we can spend sometime together without having Ipods, laptops and mobile phones on.
I got the impression that it went in one ear and out the other 
They walk off to their rooms down the hall way and close their doors.
At 4.30pm I go and switch off the router, tick, tick, tick,   
Both doors open, with tears in their eyes they scream at me "Why did you turn off my internet"
"Pardon me, Who's internet?:
Girls, "I was talking to my friends and you had to kill our internet, I hate you, I hate you too"
Storm back into their rooms yelling that they don't want to live here anymore and they are not coming to Nymboida with us.
Fysh was sitting on the lounge just smiling to herself 
This is the simplest way to have your daughters tell you they Hate you   
It was a very stoney and quiet dinner and evening.
In the morning, I got big cuddles, I love you and have a lovely day dad, 
Come home today, I have the internet off again,
"Dad can I message my friends?"
No girls, you have just spent 6 hours with them at school, it wait till tomorrow to tell them.
It's amazing the difference in their attitude 
God I love having the power, he who has the power is KING EHEHEHEEH   
BTW, the young bloke has discovered how much fun it is to ride his bike around town, just like we did when we were kids 

[Swannie]

Brilliant.

Swannie

[chester ver2.0]

Yep then they start going out till all hours coming home smelling of booze and boys with nicknames after car parts like clutch come around at all hours

You stay up all night worrying about them

Guess What........ You lost the power

[Hairs]

Hey Chester,
Love living in a small town of less than 1000 people. 
I can see where it can back fire, but after a chat things are good.
 

[Brij]

My wife always says to our 3 - ".....well if you hate me I must be doing my job right!"

In our house phones etc go up on the kitchen shelf before bed. When our eldest turned 18 we all had a good day celebrating, until it came to bed time. Mr 18 says his goodnights etc and off to bed. "Don't forget to put your phone up" I says.....and then WW3 started....."I'm 18 now......I'm an adult......it's my phone, I payed for it.......you can't control me......I'm not a kid anymore.............." before storming off outside "leaving home". Eventually came back after settling down a bit.

Next few days he resorted to putting his phone up without arguement. But then I started turning the internet off when I went to bed so he couldn't use his Ipod .

One night I got out of the shower and headed off to bed. Mr 18 was already in bed with the door closed. I didn't dare go in to say goodnight - never know what he might be up to .
I turn internet off and go to bed. About 10 minutes later Mr 18 comes up all lovey dovey "you didn't say goodnight dad". "Sorry son. Goodnight. See you tomorrow." He wonders off and I whisper to the dear wife "I think he came up to turn the internet back on". Sure enough a few seconds later I hear the "click click" from the adjacent study as he turned the router etc back on.

I waited a few moments until he would of vacated the room then went in and turned it off again . He never tried it again.

Although M15 tried it one night as well. But only once.

It takes them a while to work out how dad's selective hearing works

Peter 

[chester ver2.0]

Hey Chester,
Love living in a small town of less than 1000 people. 
I can see where it can back fire, but after a chat things are good.
 

Yep the small town can be a help or a hinderance sometimes both

[ozmoose]

Love it.....

I have had to resort to similar measures at my house. I have limited the wifi to the kitchen and laundry areas to ensure the wife reamins in those zones and I get fed and clean clothes 

( I hope she doesn't see this  )

[UR-50-LO]

I wish I had of thought of that....Instead I smashed my daughters an missus Iphones. Not the smartest plan as I had to replace them!!!

[firefox]

Hey Hairs,
So with being on the road, the kids have all the technology however it is limited. They've just had 2 days of no ipads and no computers and Internet.

Being someone whom has lived with the Internet from it's beginnings and being around technology i get some very sad looks when i flick the switch and turn the internet off. My two have learnt to play offline games, which is why they now have technology free time.

It's funny when you do it the first 20 times and you get the evil looks and the "i don't love you anymore" but after that first 20/30 times it then actually gives the family time together.. ...

Though there are times like right now... when the removal of technology is painful on me.. I'e were in the bush the kids have lost it and decided it's time to argue with each other and annoy everyone.. arrggghhhh why can't i bring the technology back!

[kylarama]

Stuff turning the internet off.  That's only used to get them to the dinner table

If you really want a reaction out of a 16 year old girl, remove their bedroom door as punishment, allowing miss 3 and miss 6 full access

[rossbarb]

Hairs,
This is going back a few years, eldest son was called for dinner twice and did not move from in front of the tele, so he was warned if you don't move the cord will get cut. Ross walked in pulled a pair of pliers out of his pocket and duly cut the plug off the TV. Son wasn't to impressed but he didn't have to be called twice again.
I had trouble with a child in my class sleeping in class, he was up playing computer games at 2 in the morning ( 12 years old) I told him, that wasn't a good thing to be doing etc. mother of said boy informed me not to tell him that as she let him do it so he wouldn't be stressed. I threw my hands in the air and thought to myself am I the only one worried that this boy can't stay awake of a daytime, and can't read
Barb

[The Bockies]

Have a similiar story rossbarb only Brother in Law through the whole telly out the door. Called his son a few times for dinner and after being ignored once more promptly got up from the dinner table, pull the plug from the wall, kicked the screen door open and threw the (Old) TV down the steps. His wife looked on gobsmacked but it sure got the kids to the dinner table. They didn't have telly then for several months and reckoned it was the best thing that ever happened although their son was chasing the Child protection services number as he reckoned it was cruelty to children.

Cheers!
The Bockeis

[Hairs]

( I hope she doesn't see this  )

I wish I had of thought of that....Instead I smashed my daughters an missus Iphones. Not the smartest plan as I had to replace them!!!

It's funny when you do it the first 20 times and you get the evil looks and the "i don't love you anymore" but after that first 20/30 times it then actually gives the family time together.. ...

Yep, That's the plan behind it,

When we traveled in 2011, we had soo much fun together as a family because there wasn't the external influences of the electronic gadgets.

remove their bedroom door as punishment, allowing miss 3 and miss 6 full access

   That's Gold 

Son wasn't to impressed but he didn't have to be called twice again.

Sometimes it takes drastic measure to get the result we are chasing.

I had trouble with a child in my class sleeping in class, he was up playing computer games at 2 in the morning ( 12 years old) I told him, that wasn't a good thing to be doing etc. mother of said boy informed me not to tell him that as she let him do it so he wouldn't be stressed. I threw my hands in the air and thought to myself am I the only one worried that this boy can't stay awake of a daytime, and can't read
Barb

Stressed?
Sheesh,
It is amazing how these gadgets and the internet can change the attitude of young minds, it changes their whole persona.
They are different people when they are free of them.

[Steinzy]

My two girls aren't so worried about me turning the Internet off....but if I touch the tv when they are watching Peppa Pig it's a different story!   But they are only 2 & 3 so I have a lot to look forward to after reading this post!

Steinzy
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[fishfinder]

it was only 20 minutes before reading this i followed my 14 year old daughter in to her bedroom to have a chat that i hardly see her now days i come home at 5.30 we have dinner at 6.00 and straight after dinner she is straight in her room not to surface until 7.00 the next morning and her answer was whilst chatting to her friends on facebook was "what ever".

My question is how do i turn off the internet without turning off the phone it is one of those iinet bob thingy me bobs ?

[Hairs]

My two girl aren't so worried about me turning the Internet off....but if I touch the tv when they are watching Peppa Pig it's a different story!   But they are only 2 & 3 so I have a lot to look forward to after reading this post!
Steinzy

Mate, You've got it all in front of ya 
The telly gets hijacked for Big Brother and all the talent shows these days 
And we wont mention the bloody cooking shows as well GRRRRR
 

"what ever".

My question is how do i turn off the internet without turning off the phone it is one of those iinet bob thingy me bobs ?

'What ever' is one of my pet hates too Grrr
Mate have a look at a little program called, Net Watcher, Edit, I gave you a bum steer, check the link in the post below, Sorry.
A handy little gadget for watching who is using your Wifi and you can disable it temporary.
 

[fishfinder]

'What ever' is one of my pet hates too Grrr
Mate have a look at a little program called Net Watcher.
A handy little gadget for watching who is using your Wifi and you can disable it temporary.

thanks for the tip i will give it a go rite now - and yes "what ever " is a hate of mine as well, as soon as i hear it i straight away think of oprah winfrey and the reason i despised that show

[Hairs]

Let us know how you go with that link.
It is a trail version I think, but it will give you an idea of what's out there to look for.
If it doesn't do what you want there is another program called, Wireless Network Watcher 1.67

[Steinzy]

Mate, You've got it all in front of ya 
The telly gets hijacked for Big Brother and all the talent shows these days 
And we wont mention the bloody cooking shows as well GRRRRR

Cooking shows sound like a reasonable excuse to suggest they cook nice meals

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[Brumbypt]

THe other day I wanted my girls to do something, cant remember what now. But they wouldnt do it.

so I took a photo of my fat belly and threatened them that if they dont do it, I would post the photo on facebook and tag them in it.

the job got done really quickly.

[Lemo79]

We run 2 wireless routers with 2 different passwords, 1 my wife and I and the main computer is connected to, and the other that the kids are connected to. 2nd one gets turned off every evening and sometimes stays off for days. Otherwise same as every one else, no communication and they will stay up till all hours bloody chatting. Have caught miss 13 trying to turn it back on a few times, so now I disable the wifi in the settings. Boy were we loved for a while. But now that's just how it is.

Lemo

[Hairs]

Hey Lemo,
That's a great idea having two routers.
Might just do that.
Besides, it's handy to have one as a backup in case one dies.
Cheers for the heads up.

 

[woolgoolgaoffroad]

welcome to my house..
I had my 15 year old beautiful daughter move in with me this year and from what you have described sounds like our daily routine !!
I suppose it doesn't help that I stir her constantly.... love it !! ( except when my usage gets all used up and it slows down to near dial up speed )

[Hairs]

It certainly is a wild ride with girls at 13 & near 15, the young bloke at 11, get caught up in the crossfire between them and us, poor buggar.
And yet at times when we do get a chance to sit down and share what our days have brought us it can be very rewarding and they can make me very proud of them 

[Socks]

My son was banned from all electronics several years back for 4 weeks initially. Each time he mucked up the ban was increased. He could also earn days back for good behaviour. In the end the ban went for 7 weeks and by the end of it he was a different kid. He was 8 at the time. Nowadays his screen time is limited to 1/2 on weekdays on 2 hours on weekend days. Makes a huge difference to his behaviour

We run 2 wireless routers with 2 different passwords, 1 my wife and I and the main computer is connected to, and the other that the kids are connected to. 2nd one gets turned off every evening and sometimes stays off for days

Great idea!!

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