to want to tell you about the wonderful evening I spent

[BuckBuckMcFate]

with my DS1?

This is a not very stealthy boast about him but I'm going to do it anyway.

DP has started to work away and we have 4 dc the youngest being 17months and of the non sleeping variety. So the past few months have seen big changes to all of our lives.

DS1 is 15. He went out with his friends yesterday evening and when he cane home at 8:30 ds3 was still awake and going strong. DS1 bundled him up in his favourite blanket and took him into the garden to watch the moon rising over the mountain so I could have a break for 5 minutes.

Ds3 finally went to sleep at 10:30 and ds1 and I stayed up chatting til 12:30. He told me how his friends were trying to persuade him to say he'd missed his train home so he could stay out for another hour but he wouldn't do it as he knew I'd be at home on my own.

He told me about his friend who is a "troublemaker" at school but ds1 thinks he'd reacting to his situation at home, mum not around, friend living with his nan who doesn't seem to want him there, and that his friend is basically a nice lad and he's worried that his situation is going to hold his friend back.

He told me I'm a great mum He said I'm strict but fair and he likes knowing that I'm always here for him.

He told me about his friends who are both coming out as bisexual. He told me about who he fancies. He told me he's never going to get anyone pregnant because he can see that it's a lot of work for me as a grown up with a home and enough money and he wouldn't want to put a girl or himself and a baby into thst situation at such a young age.

I split up with his dad when he was 2 due to his dads addiction problems. I have worked hard not to slate his dad to him but as he's got older he's wanted to know more about why we split up. He told me that he can see now that he has a great life and that it would've been completely different if we'd stayed together.

Apologies for this massive post but I'm so proud of what a lovely, funny, caring, intelligent young man that he is growing up to be. If sleep wasn't so vital I would've stayed ip all night talking to him. ( and I wanted a written record of how fab he can be to refer back to for the times when I want to throttle him )

Oooohhh ur ds1 sounds just ace
Haven't u done an amazing job, you should be very very proud.
Now . . . Can I introduce my dd1 to him please cos he sounds like just the perfect boyfriend

What a lovely experience.
I occasionally have a chat like that with dd 15 when she's had a bad OcD day.
I'd like her to have a boyfriend like your ds.

Awwww, that's so lovely to read. What a fab young man.

Really pleased for you [busmile]

X posted with sunshineandshowers!!!!

Ahh, that's lovely [busmile]

oop, got something in me eye

What a heavenly boy

Sounds like you have done a wonderful job with your ds, what a lovely young man he sounds.

can we swap houses, would love to be able to go out back and watch the moon rise over the mountains

If my boys grow up like this I will be incredibly proud.

What a lovely young man. You should be very proud of him, and yourself because it is due to your upbringing and influence that he is as he is xxx

Ah how lovely. Gives me hope for the teenage years [busmile]

what a lovely boy, thats exactly how I hope my DS will be in 5 years, you must be so proud!

He sounds like a fantastic son and you've done a good job.

I second takeonboard, I hope my 10 year old ds will turn out like this in five years.

Oh that's so lovely! You both sound like wonderful people!

what an amazing boy, you must be so proud.

Thank you all for not telling me off for my boasting.

I've got to say reading your replies has made me well up sob a little.

He did go through a phase of grunting and hating us and generally being a real Kevin for about 2 years, so last night felt like finally seeing the real him.

at the matchmaking, I'm sure he'd be willing

What a great mum you are. What a lovely post

Fantastic - I'm going to get DD1 (15) to read this post. Although cross fingers she's not so bad either. At what age can we say they're completely OK, out of adolescence and we can sit back with a sigh of relief? I'm still worried that mine will derail at maybe 16/17.

What a credit he is to you as a mum.

You seek to have done a fantastic job and have a lively relationship with him. I hope to have the same as you have with my DCs.

Well done on being a fab mum and for having such a mature and loving DS

Not seek, seem! at iPhone but still for you OP!

And lovely not lively... I give up

I think that's lovely.

Hattymattie, I wish I knew the answer to that! I fear it never really goes away I'm sure know my mum still worries about me now and I'm 35

This is just lovely. Bugger everyone who wants to introduce their daughters to him, I want him to marry me (jus' kiddin' but you get my drift!)

Btw my DS is twice your DS's age and only now am I having the sort of relationship I've always wanted with him. Wish I could claim credit but I think that's down to his DP and DDs. [busmile]

Ahhhh! That's lovely, he sounds like a decent nice lad, you should be rightly proud!

That's a lovely post. You've raised a lovely boy there. I'm sure you're proud, and rightly so.