:-) Here speaks the voice of experience, methinks...

I think you pegged the critters, Diva. ;) 5's

It's a good thing they are born all cute and cuddly. If they were born teenagers the race would not survive.

All kids seem to be born with a certain amount of brain damage. Most of them eventually grow out of it. I'm on my second go around with this. Have a 12 year old and I'm being reminded of how much fun those teen years were with the first go 'round. Glad I got a breather in between. But just when I think I'm ready for anything he'll throw, along comes a curve.

Great parody Diva!

By the way Diva. Welcome back.

OUTSTANDING Diva.I was laughing and amazed at the same time at your wording here.Very nice-and how right you are! :-D

Great job Diva; can't wait (mine are 5 and 9)

Nyuk nyuk nyuk! 5's

greta subject...great pacing...great rhymes....no reason not to give you a trio of 5s.....

This was one FANTASTIC job, Diva! The pacing and wordplay were great - loved "wanna DRIVE."

Thank you all! I never expected this to be received so well! =)

BTW: Here's a little factoid you may enjoy. Most people stop growing at age 18, but their brains don't stop growing until age 20. Certainly not all teens are a handfull, but af ew posses many of the above qualities.

This is very good, and I'm sure I'll appreciate it even more when my daughter hits teendom 6 years from now.

That was great - It is a hard song to parody.

Thank you all for your comments and votes!
It's great to be back!

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!!!!!! Not representative of me. I myself am a teenager, and yet I'm nearly a polar opposite of all the teenage stereotypes represented in this parody. So here goes: 1. I don't really give a crap about trendy clothes. As long as I like it & think it looks good on me I'll wear it. 2. If I ever go to the mall, it's because one of my parents has taken me there, most likely along with my 2 brothers. I don't just schlepp off to the mall on my own. 3. I have no use for credit cards, and when I grow up, I'll probably have little use for one. 4. If I ever rent movies, I'm kind enough to return them on time. 5. OK, sometimes I might put stuff off, but it's because I've got such a busy schedule. 6. Yeah f***ing right I'm gonna get any body piercings! I pass! And as for being well-versed in what's hip, I don't give a crap about what other people think is hip, I only like what I think is hip. 7. I ain't no stinkin' vegan! I eat many types of foods! However, I have nothing against vegans. This is America, & it's a free country, so I have no problems with those people. Unless of course, someone tries to pressure me into becoming a vegetarian, then I've got problems. 8. Was es die >? (Translation: What do you mean, "Punk cars & movie scenes") I've no idea what you're talking about! 8. I never stay up all night studying. I'm too smart for that. OK, I did stay up until 11:58 working on some blueprints for a popsicle stick bridge, but that's it. 9. I've growon a mind, and I'm damn proud of it. 10. Never got reprimanded for any vices, and I always clean up. 11. As before, I always clean up. It's the cool thing to do! 12. Yeah, I'm really good at video games, but I always leave a bunch of time for other activities. P.S., they're not called "gamestations", ya old fogey. 13. I'm not terribly lazy, but I am lazy to a certain degree. 14. I don't whine to get my way! I'm more stable than that! 15. I'm careful about not harassing my parents, & I'm not very careless. 16. Actually, I'm crazy with delight, but you got so close & so far. 17. My belly does not spill out of my jeans, so I've no idea what you're concerned about. 18. I'm not a girl, so I've no cleavage to show. 19. I have respect for my parental rights, and I'm grateful to have such caring parents! So you're wrong! 20. I most certainly do NOT play with axes or other cutting implements, unless they're toy axes that do no harm. 21. I've got plenty of cash on hand, so I'm fine. 22. Yep, I'm cool, alright. Or at least according to me. 23. Though I do eat junk food & soda sometimes, I'm responsible with how much I consume. 24. I can hold out without money, at least at this age. The only real problem I have is with my parents almost always going to me if they need to borrow money. Well, as Notorious B.I.G. said "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems". 25. I don't have to worry about insurance just yet. As for rights, I got plenty of 'em. Go ahead-pick a card, any card! 26. If you mean living beyond my means as in "Keeping up with the Joneses", then I never try to do that. I'm more responsible with the purchases that I make. 27. Sure, I think that's life's pretty hard, but I also recognize all the good things. Then again, as Dschinghis Khan said, "Life is good, Life is scheen." Now that I've given you this counter-point to your parody, I'd just like to say that not all teenagers, myself included, are representative of the stereotypes contained in this song. I'd also like to say: OH YEAH, YOU GOT OWNED BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Think about that, eh?

Dylan!!! Go to your room! Yes, it's a parody about teenagers in general, who said it was about ALL of them? Or about you? Valium would help your bash... Oh yeah, STOP SHOUTING!!!

Valium, eh? NO SOUP FOR YOU! NEXT!

To everyone: Looking back on this, I don't feel shame, but I apologize for going ape back then. Sure, I was angry, but there were times when I didn't know the difference between serious & kidding. . After all, we do crazy things in our lives, but I've grown up since then, and I recognize that this was not a personal attack against me.