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My oldest son is 18. He goes to school, has a casual job, does martial arts, and has a girlfriend. Despite this, he is often home a lot when we are - usually confining himself to his bedroom. This is not a bad thing per se - if he is home, he isn't out and about getting into trouble, right? However, my wife and I can barely be freely intimate because he is home so much and his bedroom is close to ours.
Last night, for example, it is a Friday night. We told him to go out with his girlfriend and friends to the club, etc, and even gave him a top up of money so they can go have a good time. After dinner, my wife got dressed in some sexy nightwear and as she was about to come out into the loungeroom to show it off, my son came home. It was 8pm. The sun had barely gone down and the clubs had barely been opened for the night. I told him, "we said go out and have a good time." He just replied, "I did."
The mood with my wife quickly died.
How do other parents navigate intimacy at home with teenagers breathing down your neck?
My parents weren’t either and I vowed to change that for my kids. That pendulum swung all the way in the other direction cause my kids have no shame 😂😂
Be upfront and honest! Be an example!!! Yes telling your adult child you want them out of the house so you can boink the other parent is awkward AF, but it’s only awkward the first couple times and then you get the sex you want. If it’s really that awkward come up with a code or something. “Hey kid, here’s $50 to make yourself scarce tonight. I don’t suggest coming home before 11 unless you want to hear me and your mom sing a duet”
If you really want to make sure they stay out call it a trio 😂
Too many young ones don’t get the reference.
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Don’t ask questions you don’t want answers to is a line I repeat to my teenagers ALLLLLLLLLLL the time, especially my nosy 16 year old.