The teenage threads are nver very active! Are we sooo laid back when they get to this age, Or past caring!!
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Saggarmakersbottomknocker ·
17/06/2006 08:28
I have a 17 year old, a 14 year old (both boys) and a dd who's 12 but going on 22 
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Don't know about laid back Auntymandy - when it kicks off I turn to drink. Plus you can never get near the PC to complain about them!
Saggarmakersbottomknocker ·
17/06/2006 08:35
Also lots of parents of littlies are sitting there thinking
'I won't let my teen do that?' or 'Is it really that bad?'
Aha!! little do they know 
agalch ·
17/06/2006 08:42
Hi ladies
My ds1 will be 15 in Sept,ds2 is 10.5,my dd is 2 in August and i'm due no4 in July.
My teenager got his 1st real gf in April and it's a nightmare,never see him except when he wants cash,spends every minute at her house etc.He is up and down like a yoyo with mood swings.A bit like me atm,what fun
tallulah ·
17/06/2006 08:45
I have 3 teenagers- all boys- 14, 16 & 18, and a dd of 20.
There never seems to be much doing on the teen boards but then the problems are harder!
We have just finished GCSEs, with one more week of A levels to go 
Carmenere ·
17/06/2006 09:07
I have a dss of 17 who lives with us full time and doesn't really see his mum. He is generally lovely with occasional bouts of serious pita-ness, sleeps too much, spends too much and doesn't shower enough. He is very good at looking after his 2.4 yr old sister
MarsLady ·
17/06/2006 09:13
I have a teen, but to be honest I'm rather caught up with DTs. DS1 is a gorgeous lovely boy, but trust me... I do read the teen threads to see if there are any warning signs in my paradise.
HellKat ·
17/06/2006 09:37
Mum to a teen here too!
My ds1 is 14 & 99% of the time a total sweetheart but that 0.1%......... shudders.
Agalch- We're in a similar situation. Ds1 is 14, ds2 is 2 & I'll be having no.3 in Sept.
Good job i dye my hair otherwise I can see me turning grey what with a teen, toddler & newborn
HellKat ·
17/06/2006 09:39
Forgot to add, Carmen, ds1 is like that with his younger brother. Not sure how long it'll last though once his stuff starts getting ransacked
mell2 ·
17/06/2006 09:54
Have dd 13 and ds 9, thought everyone must be really laid back as it is so quiet on here. Everytime i looked on it was about Duke of Edinburgh awards - wouldn't get my daughter away from her friends long enough to do anything like that.
What i want to know is, she has changed overnight, when is she going to change back
Saggarmakersbottomknocker ·
17/06/2006 09:58
mell2 - I remember waking up one morning and thinking that aliens had taken my lovely son and replaced him with this hairy, grunting thing at the breakfast table.
He has come back this last 6 months though - just a shame they've taken ds2 now.
HellKat ·
17/06/2006 10:01
lol so true!!!
Exactly like "Kevin" the teenager from Harry Enfield!
Is everyone elses teen obsessed with MSN & gossiping with their mates on it or is it just mine?
mell2 ·
17/06/2006 10:09
lol at the aliens - they're everywhere!!!
The only reason i'm on the pc at the moment is because dd is out with friends already. MSN used to drive me absolutely mad but now i think at least she's here and i know she's safe
Now ds wants to get me off pc to play simpsons
grrrr not fair.
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fairyjay ·
17/06/2006 10:49
Two teenagers - ds 14 and dd 13.
Both great on occasions - and not so on others
We're not on here because what we were all told and didn't believe when they were toddlers (it gets harder) is true!
My two are at school on Saturdays though, so it's normally a quiet morning, although I'm off to work in a minute!
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