Hang in there, its amazing how smart parents become once the kids hit about 30. I always threatened to lock them in the closet and feed them through a slot in the door till they were 21. grin. Ok so none ever actually were locked in the closet.
Laughed so hard when I heard my daughter say that to her 16 year old one day. Oh we MUST watch what we say to our kids as it may come back to haunt our grandkids. grin.