E128 - Raising teenagers is tough as they enter new phases and get into new predicaments. Driving, learning independence, sneaking around, getting caught! Hear a list of tips for parenting teens as Mouse shares the latest and wants advice. How do you parents feel when your kid starts driving? What do parents do when it comes to catching their kid up to no good and what is the right punishment? How much is too much? We discuss guilt and shame, and how birthday chocolate and junior college play into this! We also discuss the latest marriage tune-up that counselor Weens helped her big sister with. See if your recurring fights or miscommunications are the same as Joelle's, and hear what Julianne did as the mediator. We also get into what we're up to, how living together is going, and what it was like on the first leg of filming our documentary! Oooh, mysterious! ****Be sure to hear the birthday song at the end, orchestrated as a gift from Julianne to Joelle! It's happy tears time!!!**** Topic Timeline: 0:00 Intro 2:38 Topic overview: teens 3:05 Sidetrack boob talk 4:50 Back to teens: mourning the changes 7:48 Weens updates on making the documentary 15:00 Weens talks about the latest, living with Mouse 18:05 Dream Dinners 20:24 Marriage problems 29:32 Teen incidents and how handled 38:46 List of tips for parenting teens 44:00 Guilt and shame in parenting 46:08 Junior college talk 49:00 Role models and drinking alcohol 52:42 Amazing customized birthday song gift from Juls to Jo, starring aforementioned teens and hubs! Thank you to our amazing patrons - our family!!! - and to our newest patron Sara! Credits: Music: "Mouse and Weens Theme" and "Jo's Birthday Song" by Julianne Eggold Contact https://www.julianneeggold.com if interested in your own personalized song! Voice actor: Matt Thompson Promo: Smartest Podcast on the Planet...a trivia show coming soon! Booking: http://smartestpod.com to contact That Guy Chad! Network: We are with the PodFix Network! https://www.podfixnetwork.com Sponsor: Dream Dinners! Get your life back at dinner time. Quickly make homemade meals and have more quality time for you and your family! Please try this out. Dream Dinners is nationwide. It really has taken the stress out of dinner time! If within 25 miles of the Poway or San Marcos locations, choose pickup or delivery and MOUSEANDWEENS99 for $99 off your first order! Visit link on http://www.mouseandweens.com Video: http://bit.ly/youtubeMW Thank you so much for watching and listening! Please follow & subscribe! Get in Touch! We are @mouseandweens on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook. Email us at mouseandweens@gmail.com. Show voicemail 858-319-1089 Links and resources in this episode listed on https://www.mouseandweens.com/e128 Be a Wiener! https://www.patreon.com/mouseandweens For a tiny $5 a month, get bonus content like missing episodes, videos, songs, special shoutouts, unedited episodes, outtakes, and secret secrets for patrons only! You will also get a welcome pack of M&W gear, and for members who hit the 4 month mark they will get FREE MERCH! VIPs also get to choose the next topic. So come join the family! XO Review Us & Tell A Friend: The best way we can grow is with your help. We'd love your 5 stars and a review! Just search us on Apple Podcasts, click our logo, scroll down until you see stars, and show some love! You can also review us on Spotify and Podchaser.com XO M&W