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A New Species Only Known To Mum

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With cavemen like grunts they extract themselves from their pit Unable to communicate on a level you can understand … spouting three letter syllables such as ‘IDK’ and ‘meh’ Eyes red from lack of sleep, but what do they care Too much time playing on their computers and phones You worry they don’t interact with ‘real’ friends Your fridge gets raided; milk is glugged and gulped Cereals and bread disappear at an alarming rate When you open your cupboards they are bare The beast then stumbles into the bathroom When they finally emerge you gag under a cloud of deodorant Try asking them a question about what time they will be home … They react as if you are subjecting them to interrogation This species is not uncommon – many of us have one in our house TEENAGERS! Received N/A in a Contest finalised on 04/05/2016 submitted to second chance#3 sponsored by Broken wings 04~03~16

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Vladislav Raven

Date: 5/4/2016 9:40:00 AM

Hi Jan, Congratulations on your win in the contest. Brilliantly done as always Jan. A creative write as always. Has to be a seven Jan. Hugs....Mike. XX

Jan Allison
Date: 5/4/2016 10:33:00 AM

Thanks Mike:-)I hope my son never reads this lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Lu Loo

Date: 5/3/2016 8:37:00 PM

Jan, Congrats on your placement in the contest :)-luloo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/4/2016 2:43:00 AM

Thanks so much LuLoo I am delighted it has placed in the contest and will get read once again:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 5/3/2016 6:07:00 PM

Haha...so true Jan....Congrats on your win

Jan Allison
Date: 5/4/2016 2:43:00 AM

Thanks Joseph - made me smile reading this one again lol:-) hugs jan xx

Jean Murray

Date: 4/6/2016 5:50:00 PM

If you are writing a book of humerous poems, may I preorder please?

Jan Allison
Date: 4/6/2016 5:53:00 PM

Aww jean you are so kind my friend - will take a LONG time to write it will have over 300 funnies in it:-) hugs Jan xx

Timothy Hicks

Date: 4/5/2016 6:34:00 PM

Did they ever say, "Take me to your leader?" That ought to be a dead giveaway! As one who is only just leaving his teenage years I can vouch for this *head down low* ... though one thing I was always proud of was I was probably the least picky of all my friends when it came to food, I liked pretty much everything (except American cheese and ketchup) ... this was a great idea for this theme, very entertaining and accurate :)

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2016 6:37:00 PM

Thanks Timothy - you are the opposite of my son - he adores cheese and has ketchup on almost everything lol. I will extend the idea after the contest maybe you can give me some pointers lol:-) hugs jan xx

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 4/4/2016 4:00:00 PM

Thank god I'm forever out from that period in my life! Believe we were more sane then, and we wore normal clothes, had a cleaner vocab, wore proper haircuts, and so much more. My appetite was such my mother called me a vaccum cleaner – food didn't last long in our house. Best to you in the contest./ M

Jan Allison
Date: 4/4/2016 4:12:00 PM

Thanks Maurice... and I guess we were healthier with less junk food and more active with no computers to distract us! We escaped pretty lightly with my son :-) this is based on observation and working with teenagers in school lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 4/4/2016 11:17:00 AM

Homo teenagera Mum.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/4/2016 11:22:00 AM

LOL thanks for dropping by Ranjat:-) hugs Jan xx

Manmath Dalei

Date: 4/4/2016 10:14:00 AM

Brilliant write. Another two/three points can be added. Jan, ur innovative creation really enthrall me a lot. You have been added in Fav list......hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 4/4/2016 10:16:00 AM

Thanks for the lovely comment and adding me to your fave list:-) If you have any more suggestions do let me know - I will be updating the poem after the contest as I think it would be fun in the humour book I am working on:-) hugs Jan xx

Michael Tor

Date: 4/4/2016 12:18:00 AM

Jan this is funny and clever great thinking love how you did this. Very creative you are.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/4/2016 12:25:00 AM

Thanks Michael am glad you appreciated my tongue in cheek poem - I am lucky we escaped the teenage years relatively unscathed:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/3/2016 5:55:00 PM

Wow, I LOVE this , JAn. I would certainly place one like this in a contest of this nature if it were mine. This is not really a new species, but the way it "interacts" today IS certainly different from in MY day.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2016 6:15:00 PM

Thanks Andrea - just went for a fun take on the theme - its not a new species but it is alien to a mum and I agree how they have evolved as a 'species' since we were growing up lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 4/3/2016 5:09:00 PM

so so funny Jan perfectly portrayed hugs 7

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2016 5:13:00 PM

Thanks for the vote of confidence Shadow - I doubt it is what Anthony is looking for but I have to go with humour on the subject:-) :-) I was wondering about posting the pic of Harry Enfield as 'kevin the teenager' but I don't know if he is known apart from the UK lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 4/3/2016 4:20:00 PM

You paint a very realistic picture, Jan. Here we have the type of the average teenagers, although they start their 'training' at a much younger age! I would call them "Aliens in the House"! hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2016 4:27:00 PM

LOL Paul - I am thankful we escaped teenage years relatively unscathed - couldn't resist this tongue in cheek write - doubt it is suitable for the contest but it is destined for my book in the future lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith

Date: 4/3/2016 4:15:00 PM

"Teenagators". If you can live through these years, it gets better. Good write, best wishes Jan...

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2016 4:17:00 PM

lol Love that term Charlie lol - my son has flown the nest and is well past the teenage years - hearing of stories today ... we escaped very lightly lol:-) hugs jan xx

Constance La France

Date: 4/3/2016 3:46:00 PM

Jan, this is great, oh yes, those teens are sometimes a totally different species ~

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2016 3:50:00 PM

They sure are lol:-) hugs Jan xx