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To be in shock four hour later

490 replies

Rhinosaurus · 01/05/2012 11:17

This morning, my son - the 15 year old

........ who cannot get out of bed.
........who misses two school buses a week because he gets out of bed at 0750 (bus leaves at 0800).
........who sits on the sofa and stuffs food wrappers down the side rather than walk across the room to the bin.
.........who goes to put something in the dishwasher, but when he sees it is full of clean stuff having just finished its cycle, stacks plates and cups up on the worktop waiting for someone else to empty it.
.........who puts clean clothes in the laundry basket rather than fold them up and put them away.

was downstairs in the kitchen today, dressed in school uniform, at 0730, emptying the dishwasher with a cup of tea made for me on the table.....
ConfusedShockConfusedShockConfusedShockConfusedShock

Is he on drugs?

Is there a major unreasonable request coming up, requiring girding of the loins......

Help!

OP posts:
noddyholder · 01/05/2012 14:31

Haha rhino ds is 18 today so I nearly home and dry

AndiMac · 01/05/2012 14:39

Christ, what hope is for me. My 5 year old gives me "but that's not FAIR!!" all the time already. I am dead curious what your DS's game is...

NotMostPeople · 01/05/2012 14:46

Ooh I want to know.

StateofConfusion · 01/05/2012 14:50

What does he want?

StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 01/05/2012 16:03

oh... was just about to post 'when does it acually end' (see post upthread re: 19 yr old) when he came in with a bunch of flowers saying 'really sorry Mum for being such a numpty I really have learnt my lesson' maybe there really is hope ? Shock

imnotmymum · 01/05/2012 16:05

I think he is in lurve !!

Moominsarescary · 01/05/2012 16:12

In love

Wants something

Although my now 17 year old turned a corner at 15 and became far more helpful and a little less slovenly

fussbucket · 01/05/2012 16:15

Have just read thread, and wondered for a while if he'd done what I did a couple of times, bogged up the alarm and woken up, got dressed etc a whole hour early... but the tidy bedroom has me Shock - is it a girl he REALLY fancies? Otherwise definitely going with the festival theory.

KatieScarlett2833 · 01/05/2012 16:17

DS (15) has done this for the last few days.

Turns out he's anxious that he will sleep through his exams. Bless.

MadameChinLegs · 01/05/2012 16:19

He's got something stashed in his room he shouldnt have. By cleaning his roomhe is giving you no reason to be in there.

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 01/05/2012 16:19

He's softening you up before he tells you about the £197.50 he's spent on a weekend ticket to the Reading Festival .......because........duh.......... everyone is going!

jaquelinehyde · 01/05/2012 16:22

Marking my spot for the big reveal!

piji · 01/05/2012 16:24

Be glad.

If you're still unhappy with him when he does behave himself, why would he ever behave himself again in the future?

iceandsliceplease · 01/05/2012 16:29

God I really need to know NOW dammit! It's a good job he's a teenager, and will think that one day of behaving nicely will automatically make up for the last few years Wink

MadamFolly · 01/05/2012 17:12

Girl, maybe older? Someone he wants to impress?

Chilenachica · 01/05/2012 17:29

Is there a new teacher/head at school? If so then it's someone who was previously in the SAS and has told him exactly what will happen to him in graphic detail unless he changes his ways.

Chilenachica · 01/05/2012 17:30

BTW, what is the feminine of Kevin?, because I'm really not sure how to address my DD now that she's turned into one.

MsVestibule · 01/05/2012 17:38

Kevette. Fact.

roguepixie · 01/05/2012 17:45

Kevalina?
Kevlara?

veritythebrave · 01/05/2012 17:45

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neverquitesure · 01/05/2012 17:46

Have you considered cannabis farming? I'd be checking under his bed for UV lights and growbags if I was you.

Clean bedroom to keep you out and he's been washing his trowel and potting trays in the dishwasher.

JosieZ · 01/05/2012 17:47

Girlfriend - a fiver on it.

Chilenachica · 01/05/2012 17:56

Thanks MrsVestibule and pixie , I'll keep those in mindGrin

finnbarr · 01/05/2012 17:58

Soooo OP...what was it??!!!

Northernlurker · 01/05/2012 18:16

Dh thinks sex is involved. I think - considering the time of year - it's a festival/holiday thing.

Though the cannabis farm theory has some merit.......

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