One teenage girl. Free to a good home. Will trade for monkey.
Before you call children's services or even the police, Perth mum Sandra Jones - who published the hilariously tongue-in-cheek post on Facebook - says she loves her 15-year-old daughter "unconditionally".
But like most parents, she just gets a little frustrated from time to time.
Since Ms Jones' frank post on the Perth Have a Whinge page, she has been swamped with hundreds of positive comments from other parents who agree with her.
"I no longer want it," she wrote.
"It's rude, abrupt, ungrateful and quite nasty.
I've decided to get a puppy instead, so the hormonal monster that is currently residing in my house is free to a good home.
"It is litter trained (mostly), comes with all its belongings, (it may take a few days for you to find them spread throughout the house), has a part-time job, (which it insisted on getting, yet carries on like a trapped ferret every time it has to go), is quite intelligent and does excel at school (when the mood takes it to try), is definitely not house trained.
Ms Jones said anyone interested in "housing" her daughter should simply private message her.
She even offered her 18-year-old son as well.
"Can also come with an 18-year-old male that refuses to pay board, and now owes me $680," she joked.
"On a side note, before you all jump on your high horse, this is tongue in cheek, plus, my real horse is higher."
"I do love my daughter unconditionally. I would just trade her for a monkey occasionally."
Ms Jones' honest post has been viewed by close to 1700 people, with 400 comments from parents sharing her "pain".
The Darch mum told Radio 6PR on Tuesday morning she was blown away by the outpouring of support from people.
"I didn't do it to get a popularity vote, I did it because I felt for other parents," she said.
"She is a typical teenage girl and I love her dearly... I would love to get that across.
"I do love my daughter unconditionally. I would just trade her for a monkey occasionally."
Ms Jones joked her daughter gets miffed with her because she is 40 years old and "doesn't understand the life of a teenager".
"If I talk to her... because I'm not exactly a quiet speaker, I'm yelling all the time anyway," she laughed.
"I don't understand because apparently I'm 40... I have no idea what it's like to be a teenager and I'm really mean because I want to pick up her clothes and put her wet towels in the wash and put dishes and stuff in the sink.
"She is a very lovely lady... just frustrating."
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