are all 9yo boys like mini stroppy "kevins"...helppp!!!

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arrrggghhh! he is driving me bonkers!

my ds is 9 1/2. he is bright, articulate, doing really well at school, has nice friends, plays sport, and has lots going for him, BUT he is just so damn miserable and sullen a lot of the time...

i try really hard to be nice, kind, and fair, and always try to be the grown up iykwim, but actually all i want to do today is to scream and shout at him for being so damn miserable...

i'm sure its hormonal...he has started to get BO now, and flips from being a funny, silly, daft, palyful lad into a real comedy style "kevin"...

i'm having huge trouble in dealing with him...his whole mood seems to dictate the way our day goes.

dh is working AGAIN today and i'm living this miserable groundhog day of sorting out the kids (have 3) and tidying my messy shitpit of a house.

oh god...am i the only one?

No you're def not! WE are on another thread. "Come and talk to me about ds9". Sorry can't manage links, but you'll find some comrades there!

thanks. mind if i join you there? will search for it now.

aw! My ds2 is 9 and has BO sometimes and is starting to get spots. He can be sulky but I try to ignore it - ds1 is sulky enough already! They needs loads of hugs and cuddles at that age I think.

thanks cornsilk...i try, i really do, but he is either just the lovelyest thing around, or just evil!...no happy medium.

ahhh. still. "this too shall pass" eh?

I bloomin' hope so!