NC for this as DS knows I MN a lot and that I am worried about the situation.
DS is 16 and started 6 form in September. In July he met a lovely girl and they are at the same 6 form together, but do completely different subjects and have opposite timetables. He is absolutely besotted with her which is rather sweet. I really like her. She is bright and sociable and seems equally smitten with DS.
The problem really is this: DS whole life now revolves around GF and his contact with her. She lives about an hours drive away (6 form is equidistant from each of them) so they tend to spend a lot of time together after college, or staying over at each others houses.
I have limited GF staying to once a week and DS stays at hers about once a week too. I don't really have a problem with that. What I do have a problem with is that he just "doesn't have time" for college work any more and is getting seriously behind. He has one full day and one half day without lessons and should be using that time to catch up, but he spends that time hanging around college, waiting for snippets of contact with GF, or they go into town together for lunch/coffee.
Also, he has a PT job which he hasn't been going to and I am worried they will sack him or he will resign, as he says it interferes with his weekend time with the GF.
I have tried suggesting that the GF won't last long if he is thrown out of 6 form and has no job (equals no money for gigs/dinners etc) but he doesn't want to hear it.
Has anyone else been in this position? I am genuinely worried he is going to throw it all away...................
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DS16 OBSESSED with GF to exclusion of everything else.
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dsinlove · 30/10/2016 14:27
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