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how annoying are boys?!

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scotchick · 17/08/2006 12:59

Have ds 7yo who is SO annoying! Not just to me, but to his friends, particularly girls. I remember being his age and the annoying boys in my class were awful - now one is my son ...if you know what I mean. I've explained about how his behaviour affects others, but it really is like he can't help himself. Boys are fascinating, they really are a law unto themselves. I know that no matter how many times I tell him off for annoying behaviour, he will do it again and again and again.

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MarsLady · 17/08/2006 13:01

He'll grow out of it about 11 and then it starts again some time in the teens. lol

Thomcat · 17/08/2006 13:02

My DD does things over nad over again no matter how many times I tell her as well though.

She keeps emptying my fridge. I can't get a lock that works for it.

Just about to go out on Saturday night and came down to find her 'swimming' in the 'juice' of 10 large eggs!
She just said 'Look mummy, swimming'.
DP really told her off and she just sat there and said 'oh no, look daddy, mess'!

What are you gonna do??!!

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scotchick · 17/08/2006 13:03

True, the worst is yet to come. Can you imagine having two boys, aged 15 and 13???? AAAAgghhhh! That fate awaits me. Then he won't just be flicking girls' skirts up, he'll be....I can't bear to think of it!

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scotchick · 17/08/2006 13:05

No, I only had a sister, FOTM. When I was pg I knew it was a boy and I found it quite strange that my body could produce a boy! It's always interesting having 2 boys though, it's all new to me!

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ja9 · 17/08/2006 13:09

boys may be annoying, but girls at that age are little sneaks and madams.... at least boys are up front - what you see is what you get.

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Lilymae8 · 17/08/2006 13:19

I've got two boys, aged 10 and 8, and they are like excitable puppies! Their feet and hands seem too large for their bodies, and they are always knocking things over and banging into things. They charge around like things possessed, and need long walks every day to tire them out! They have selective hearing - never respond when called in to tidy their rooms, but always seem to hear when dinner is ready (not dog food, I hasten to add - that would be taking the analogy a bit far!). They are mad, loud, affectionate and loving. I wouldn't swap them for the world, and life is certainly never dull or boring! I also have to say that my DH is pretty similar - so there seems to be no hope of them growing out of all this craziness in the near future! PS: I love the fact that we miss out on the girly whingeing (sp?) and moaning that my nieces (and sisters!) seem to have got off to a fine art!

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scotchick · 17/08/2006 13:22

I feel quite guilty that I called my angels annoying now! They have so much energy and are so loud and isn't it amazing that although it seems cliched, they really do love mud and insects and bums!

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rabbitrabbit · 17/08/2006 13:22

I have a 3yr old ds who is already showing the signs of madness! He climbs everything, wakes up singing, dances to everything more vigorously than I thought possible and gives more kisses and hugs than I ever thought possible! He is gorgeous; apart from when he's being a monster.
I still torn over whether or not to have number two but I love the thought of having two boys. I know, I must be insane.

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scotchick · 17/08/2006 13:27

Talking of mud, I've just gone into the loo and the floor is flooded with water and mud. They have 2 friends in at the moment. I am calm though and simply mopped it up. However, if that had happened at 6pm you would have to restrain me!

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lazycow · 17/08/2006 13:28

I remember one year driving my niece (9) and nephew (7) somewhere. My nephew was being his usual irritating self (I love him dearly but he was intensely irritating) and my niece rolled her eyes upwards and with a martyr like sigh said
'If I don't get to heaven I don't know who will'
I knew exactly what she meant though I didn't say it.

Now at 12 my nephew is delightful in comparison to my moody, sometimes sullen 14year old niece so it can change.

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scotchick · 17/08/2006 13:31

They are now outside with waterguns splatting earwigs! Are all extremely dirty, but happy!

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Lilymae8 · 17/08/2006 13:38

My two are now rearranging the sitting room to have a disco. They've got one lamp and a portable CD player. They've just used two torches and two of DH's ties to make disco lights which are now suspended from the curtain rails. Oh, and they're dressed in pirate costumes - obviously!!

Overrun · 17/08/2006 14:01

Lol, but seriously us Mothers of boys need to extol their virtues in a world that stigmatises boys very young.
Are is this too earnest for lighthearted thread?

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scotchick · 17/08/2006 14:03

in what way overrun?

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Enid · 17/08/2006 14:04

boys with footballs near me EVER are annoying

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scotchick · 17/08/2006 14:09

my calmness has gone. They have broken toilet lid and seat TOTALLY!!!! Girls wouldn't do that ...would they?????

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sandyballs · 17/08/2006 14:12

Yes girls would do that. I have two girls who behave like boys and need a LOT of exercise every day to stay remotely controllable. They're like a couple of greyhounds that need running twice a day.

Lilymae8 · 17/08/2006 14:19

I think I know what you mean, Overrun. I have noticed that some people are very quick to blame boys for things, before finding out the facts. There is also a special 'tut-tutting' sound that some people seem to use when young boys are around. It seems to denote disapproval of any outward display of typical young boy personality ie: silliness, loudness, questioning (how does that work? can I take it apart and put it back together?)etc. I have also noticed that some people are generally less polite in the way they speak to boys, using instructions instead of requests, whereas girls seem to be looked upon more kindly. OOOH, just remembered something that really ticks me off!! My boys often hold doors open for adults, or stand up on the bus to offer their seat to someone else, and they very rarely get a thank you, or even any acknowledgement at all. What sort of example is this setting? [FUME!]

Overrun · 17/08/2006 14:56

Lilymae, thats right, people also commiserate with me for having boys, which is awful. I think society does stigmatise boys, often labelling normal boyish behaviour as bad.
Then you get into the whole schooling thing, where boys are needed to go against their nature and sit still, when they don't they are labelled trouble.
I know this doesn't apply to every boy, but they are just examples of boys being labelled

Overrun · 17/08/2006 14:57

sotchchick, I wasn't implying that you were doing that, I can identify with your frustrations amusement at your boys, having three of them myself

mummydear · 17/08/2006 15:22

I am the mother of two boys aged 5.5 and 4 yrs.

Boys are like labradors - they need at least 4 hrs exercise a day !! They are also excitable and like to climb on furniture when they shouldn't and they can get very dirty.

But I love 'em to bits !!

mogwai · 17/08/2006 21:51

we have two very old, dear friends

Since they had their two sons I can't bear them coming to visit. I really can't stand it and will make an excuse to put them off. They live at the other end of the country and they come for three days at a time, during which they break loads of things and turn the house upside down.

sad isn't it?

rabbitrabbit · 18/08/2006 11:56

mogwai, that is sad. I don't think it's just because they're boys though do you? I know girls who are just as bad. I would never let my ds go into someone else's house, no matter how close we were, and run riot and break things.