Teenage Rites of Passage [The Natal Witness, 2005-12-07]

Publication: The Natal Witness Issued: Date: 2005-12-07 Reporter: Ben Trovato Reporter:

Teenage Rites of Passage

Publication	The Natal Witness
Date	2005-12-07
Reporter	Ben Trovato
Web Link	www.witness.co.za

My deviant offspring Clive turns 17 in a few days’ time. This must have triggered something in his so-called brain because he has begun misbehaving to an alarming degree.

Brenda is devastated and blames me for being a pathetic role model. I am having none of it. “What about Jacob Zuma?” I ask indignantly. That shuts her up.

With ackowledgements to Ben Trovato and The Natal Witness.