Please can I be allowed a boasty thread about my DS?

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Obviously I'd never say any of this in real life otherwise I'd be called a twat, but I want to shout from the rooftops about my lovely DS. He is 15 and doing amazingly with his GCSE's (a*'s in everything) and he is also loving life, loving athletics and having an amazing attitude to life. He gets up at 6, has a cold shower (😅), cleans the kitchen regularly as he likes a nice environment and is just basically a good human being. I don't know what I did to deserve this lovely boy.

Parenting high five to you OP. Enjoy your boy. He is clearly going places. The world needs more of him.

Thank you x in real life i'd never say any of this stuff to people (apart from my mum!) but I'm so proud. I don't think I've done anything particularly good, in fact I regularly get it wrong. I am just lucky with him

Nice I hope my son's will be like yours x

awww... I've got a good one too (mine is 14). He's my DC4 & it took this many DC to get a diamond, but I'm not complaining :).

Actually, this might be a good place to say all the things I've done wrong but to say it doesn't mean you'll harm your children!!
Ok, so here goes:
I left my husband when my DS was 10 as i was unhappy. Nothing dramatic but I wanted a different life.
I leave him to his own devices regularly as I have 2 DD's so I have to take them here, there and everywhere

I will think of other things..

cleans the kitchen regularly as he likes a nice environment

What wizardry is this, OP? Tell us your secrets…

Ha ha, I genuinely have not got any wizardry, he just does it. It's not something I've done, I suppose it's his personality.

Aah bless you 💕Absolutely nothing better than having great children ,whatever their achievements are and it’s a shame that nowadays that we cannot shout it from the rooftops…enjoy your evening 😊

My sons are lovely too Op (in the main, they all have their moments!) but no chance they'd clean the kitchen! Well done!

Boast all you like OP and hope your son knows how you feel.
I am very proud of both of mine, they are very kind and thoughtful. We work well as a little team, not just each man for himself. l think its really important that teenage boys feel valued in a family instead of shamed which seems to be the main focus on MN.

Thank you everyone! Please don't think I have an easy life though, my 2 dd's are very emotional and love a drama 😆

Awww he sounds lovely! I’d like to join you, please - my son is articulate, loves to learn, is funny and caring and always does his chores no problem and is polite and a good laugh! He texts me he loves me frequently and often tells me i’m the best mum and he’s glad he ‘picked me’ 😂😂. He’s 16 and just a bloody joy, i’m constantly amazed at how awesome he is.

Thinking about another thread , I agree that as parents we can get it wrong and yes I have definitely got things wrong as a parent as did my parents! Onwards and upwards and look forwards is my motto .😊

Absolutely, this is a lovely comment. I tell him all the time how proud I am of him and we chat so much. It's so lovely to be able to have good communication

Gorgeous xx

That’s lovely 🥰
And also refreshing to read, on a website where expecting a son is usually met with disappointment

Heartening to hear of such good kids and them being recognised for it by a loving parent. I was a secondary school teacher and so many lovely boys get hidden under low self esteem and insecurity which leads to anger, disenfranchisement and worse.

You are right to celebrate the wonderful young man your son is op. Lovely post.

That’s really lovely OP.

My son is only three but his new thing is to tell me I’m his best friend. I hope he’s as lovely as yours when he is a teenager (two daughters who I’m already scared of so I really need it!)

He sounds lovely op. I'm proud of my dds who are 15 and 18 and are kind and funny. There's an awful lot of negativity about girls as bitchy drama queens, but of course there are plenty of nice, drama free ones too, just as there are many lovely boys.

Aww bless him - and you! He sounds like a lovely young man. Actually, probably the fifth best child in the whole world - because my four are the top four obviously!

Make sure to embarrass him by regularly telling him how wonderful he is. He sounds very driven and like he’ll be successful in his life - has he any ideas on what he’d like to do?

Lovely thread OP.

My teen DS is lovely too. There's not a chance in hell he'd clean the kitchen but he's a great human. He's fun, caring and affectionate. None of the stereotypes you hear about boys.

That's lovely, OP. He sounds fab!

Some kids are just golden. Don't know why, don't know how. I'm a pretty average parent but my dd is just incredible...shines academically and socially, is the kindest and most thoughtful person ever, has an amazingly positive attitude, even excels in her hobbies. She seems to totally wow everyone she meets, while I just bask in reflected glory wondering what the fuck I've done to deserve such an amazing child and secretly fearing that there must be something really awful lurking around the corner to balance out our good luck.

Just enjoy it, OP. You've won the lottery!

Unfortunately not! He used to have ideas about what he'd like to do but now he's not sure. It's frustrating as he is so clever, he definitely wants to do maths or science but apart from that no ideas

I have a son, he's a wonderful person and I'm so glad I had a boy.

15? Are you sure he hasn't been replaced secretly by a stepford child 🤔
That's great though. My DS was a neanderthal until 21 at least.