12 Bizarre Choices California Parents Can’t Stop Their Teens From Making

Raising teens is a bit like walking through a maze blindfolded. 

You don't know where you're going, you can't see what's ahead, and just when you think you're in the clear—BAM!—you hit another wall and begin again.

Anyone who's been there knows the business of bringing up teenagers ain't for the faint of heart. Some days, things you never thought would challenge you push past your limits.

Snarky comments, withering stares, curfew rebellion, and a general disregard for the pearls of hard-learned wisdom you try to impart on them can make you feel like you're losing your mind.

The race to independence is a teenage tale as old as time.

Oh, independence—it makes sense that they crave it and you fear it. After all, you've been worrying about them from the moment the strip turned pink. You want to see them grow, but it breaks your heart to watch them leave. It's a balancing act that would take even the best parent a millenia to perfect.

But through all the struggles, the fights, and the mound of dirty dishes and empty water bottles stock-piled in their room, you see your kid's potential and the incredible person they're becoming.

Then, before you know it, they start making life-changing decisions all by themselves. For a lot parents, it happens sooner than we'll ever be ready for.

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