I feel your pain. I have a 15 year old here in the house, and she's at that age where *I* don't know *anything*, and she barks back at every comment I make and rolls her eyes and slams doors, etc., etc. Last night, she mumbled under her breath for her father to shut up, and I thought that was going to be the end of her short life. Her excuse is that she "can't control what comes out" of her mouth. Ah. Life. One big learning experience.

I think I'm going to tell her that I "can't control" the fact that she needs spending money. Or something. sigh.