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Oh dear, I thought ds2 had settled down in yr3 and stopped being so silly ...

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roisin · 13/06/2007 16:07

He was in big trouble at school today. He had to draw a timeline of his life and extend it to what he might do in the future. At age 20 apparently he wants to "get a job, earn lots of money, and have sex "

He then proceeded to show this round the class to all his mates. Fortunately dh was doing the school pick-up not me, so he got to have the chat with the teacher.

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PandaG · 13/06/2007 16:10

Sorry Roisin but ROFL

PandaG · 13/06/2007 16:15

Must be difficult for you to know how to deal with this though. I've just started explaining the nuts and bolts of sex to DS (7), and told him that he is not to discuss it at school, other parents may not have talked to their children yet, so is not his place to talk about it with his mates. Hope you are able to resolve this.

BrothelSprouts · 13/06/2007 16:16

But it's not a bad ambition is it?
Bless him!

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roisin · 13/06/2007 18:01

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eucalyptus · 13/06/2007 20:18

I am with your ds on this - stupid of the teacher not to expect something like this if you ask me ...

Think he has great ambition, and the order in which he put them shows he is very sensible IMHO

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roisin · 13/06/2007 20:30

I still think he needs to learn/understand what is and isn't appropriate in the context of a classroom - he's 8 not 3.

But your post about expect something like this made me chuckle, as it reminded me of a past experience.

At our church at the time we had a family of boys aged 6, 9 and 10 - who were very bright, outspoken, not at all shy, and given to being a bit mischievous; and we had a visiting preacher. He was talking about the importance/value of everyone as an individual; and he famously asked the question of the children:

"What is the most important part of your body?" Well, the whole congregation tensed as we knew what might be coming. Some other children made interesting contributions, and then the boys started - one said "bottom" another countered with "breasts" then we got "willie", and the place just collapsed in laughter/embarassment/shock. It was hysterical. Their mum was mortified, but it really was the preacher's fault - it was a ridiculous question to ask of pre-pubescent boys.

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DrNortherner · 13/06/2007 20:34

Roisin this is what I expect of my ds who is only 5 atm, but I can see him doing something similar.

I could cringe at how your dh felt doing the school run.

I ahve no advice, but this is quite funny really. Not teh end of tyeh orld

Bink · 13/06/2007 20:40

Oh dear that is funny - it's the showing round the mates bit particularly. (Which suggests to me that he does have quite a good grip on where the boundaries lie.)

Did the teacher keep a straight face?

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roisin · 13/06/2007 20:48

Dh thinks he relished calling him in to tell him about it actually! (Dh is a governor at the school.)

I think I will remind ds2 when he's 14/16/18 .. whatever that he wasn't going to have sex til he was 20

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jennifersofia · 13/06/2007 20:54

Well, I can see that it isn't appropriate in the classroom, but I think your son fulfilled the brief - I mean, let's face it, hopefully at 20 (or near) he will have a job, be earning lots of money and having sex.

MrsWho · 13/06/2007 22:10

Didn't he read your ds1 s factof life book?

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roisin · 13/06/2007 22:16

Oh yes, he knows plenty about sex - we've discussed it and we've loads of books around the place. But it doesn't mean he should be writing about it in school!

DS2 was such an angel when he was little, and we had a really hard time with ds1 (age 4-6). But now ds1 is great and ds2 can do some very silly things: it's wearing.

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MrsWho · 13/06/2007 22:21

THink it must be the age loads of the boys in dd1s class are getting very cheeky/silly

lilolilmanchester · 14/06/2007 12:33

Roisin, embarrassing for you and especially DH picking him up, but not that serious in the grand scheme of things. Expect the teachers had a good laugh about it in the staff room, but the teacher had no choice but to deal with it. I agree with PandaG, that they do need to understand what is appropriate in what context. Had to laugh at your title, you helped me out with some good advice on a post re my teenage DS, I still live in hope that mine will settle down and stop being so silly - and he's in YR9.

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roisin · 14/06/2007 18:26

I know. I see plenty of silly behaviour from yr8&9 boys at school. But there is a long time between now and then for ds2, and I was hoping he might grow out of this short phase before he grows into that short one; rather than having one long phase of silliness.

Or am I living in cloud cuckoo land again?

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lilolilmanchester · 14/06/2007 20:10

Optimistic view: of course he'll grow out of this silly phase before he gets into the next silly phase.
Realistic view: you might not be able to see when one ends and the next one starts....

Seriously, I don't think what he did was that bad in the grand scheme of things.

MEMsmum · 14/06/2007 23:51

I think you should frame his time line and keep him to it - go have a quick look at the Teenagers thread!!

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