Living with teenagers is famously a tough stage of parenting - and many adults struggle as their beloved children act out.
Some of the comments can really get under your skin, and it's worse when the younger siblings are affected too.
One mum admits she's almost had enough and is finding her 14-year-old daughter's behaviour too much.
Describing her as "horrible" and "rude", the frazzled mum recently turned to Kidspot's advice columnist Laura Mazza for advice, after her husband suggested they send the teen to boarding school.
"Our 14-year-old daughter has turned into that horrible teenager we all read about and dread," she wrote
"We put up with her backchat, rudeness and laziness to name a few. She is extremely horrible to us as her parents but even her younger brother."
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The situation has recently got worse, as the 14-year-old told her brother that she "wishes he was dead" and that she was an only child.
"Daily we put up with her horrible side. We have tried everything to stop it," the mum continued.
"Now I’ve started to turn my love for her to hate."
Now the couple is considering sending her to boarding school as they can't "deal with it anymore", adding that the teen has "started to cause a major split in the family."
Lovingly describing her as "kindhearted and loved by everyone else," the mum ended by asking for advice on what they are "doing wrong."
Expert Laura was quick to reassure the mum that she wasn't doing anything wrong, as she reminisced about her time as an "a**hole* teenager.
She added: "I didn't mean to, and I'm telling you that because you need to know that. I didn't mean to. Just like your daughter isn't meaning to either."
And she suggested the parents ditch the idea of boarding school - as it would probably deepen any trust issues, and damage their relationship.
Instead, she suggested the parents try to reformat their relationship with their troublesome teen - and treat her as a roommate.
This will hopefully create a two-way relationship of trust - where the teen feels like she's spoken to in a manner befitting her age, while the parents can encourage her to complete tasks around the house once again.
