Zombie Parents

Egotistical, irritating, irrational, self-centered, irresponsible, procrastinating, rash, cynical, rude, exhausting, exhilarating, bombastic, confusing, lackadaisical, gluttonous, emotional -- those are just of few of the words I believe were created solely to describe teenagers.

If you are, or have been, the parent of a teenager(s) then you know exactly what I'm talking about  How can cute, adorable, loving children transform into creatures that can eat twice their weigh in food, hibernate instead of sleep, never plan or prepare for anything and know just the right things to say or do to drive their parents (and any other adult) right up the wall?

Zombie Parents And Other Hopes For a More Perfect World: The 15th Zits Sketchbook from Andrews McMeel Publishing tries to explain what teenagers are all about and it does a pretty good job of it.

Jeremy Duncan is a free-spirited 15 year old that drives his poor parent bonkers.  From his "I am the center of the universe' attitude to his talent for getting in trouble, Jeremy is the quintessential modern teenager.

Adept at anything electronic or involving social networking, Jeremy and his friends confuse and confound their parents and teachers and concoct some of the most outrageous schemes imaginable while their adults sit back, look confused and are totally clueless.

From equating his parents to zombies to daring to enter his landfill room to continually being at odds with his parents Jeremy puts the 'zap!' in Zits.