Being the parent of a teenager

Things I learned about being a parent:
They don’t learn from your mistakes so pray they learn from there own
Terrible two’s are an insight to what your child’s teenage years will be like only it last longer in the teenage years
Having a funny child is great fun until they learn to use the humor to over power you with laughter when you are trying to punish them.
No matter how much you tell them you love them once they are teenagers they forget.
Praying God will bless you with a smart child so they won’t struggle the way you did growing up can back fire.
Giving them all you never had doesn’t insure they wont feel deprived
Spacing out the ages of your children doesn’t make life easier and having them close together doesn’t make life easier.
Come up with the rules for dating before they get their first girlfriend/boyfriend and have them posted where they must read them daily.