Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall? Quotes

“Worse yet, adolescents will be sensitive to hurt puppies, to starving children in distant countries, to a friend with a problem. But not to us, their parents. They do take us totally for granted.”
― Anthony E. Wolf, Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager

“Much of this book is funny. That’s because I think much that goes on between teenagers and their parents is funny—if we can step back far enough from our lives to view our daily travails for what they are, instead of as deadly serious issues. Finally, if this book achieves its goal, you may notice a strange transformation in those scenes that used to drag you down. With a new understanding of your teenager’s psychological development and state of mind, you may find that those scenes are never quite the same again. They look different, less desperate, more like the inevitable interaction between a normally developing teenager and a caring parent. You may also discover that, seeing differently, you act differently as well.”
― Anthony E. Wolf, Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager

“What is it to be the parent of a teenager? It is to do what you think best—when really you have no idea what is best. It is to ride out the storms and be back again the next day. It is to give love to a child who does not seem to want it, to a child who five minutes ago seemed to deserve a punch more than anything else.”
― Anthony E. Wolf, Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager