Has anyone escaped the ‘hormone fuelled’ teenage years?

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I’m just wondering if anyone has gotten out of the teenage years unscathed?

My DS is currently sitting exams and I’m just so proud of him and how he’s grown up. He really is a dream. He’s 16 and he’s bright, funny, loving, cheeky, polite, good social circle, loves spending time with family, I still get a kiss every morning and evening, tells me he loves me whenever he leaves, goes to bed, even just goes upstairs for a few hours. He’s honestly never given me a days grief. (Not sure where my karma is for how I behaved as a teenager! 🙈)

Will it last?!? People keep saying ‘Oh just you wait til the hormones kick in, til the drinking starts’ etc and I just can’t imagine us ever being at each others throats. It would break my heart.

Tell me about your wonderful teen and adult DSs please (or DDs!) so I know there’s hope that not everyone goes through the dreaded teen years!

My teen is 16 and drinks, and has teenage strops and is still in bed at 3.30pm on Sunday, but is also very hard working, very kind, holds my hand in public, has never broken a boundary, stays in touch when he's out, helps out loads around the house (last weekend he mowed the lawn, properly scrubbed the hard floors downstairs, and wet vacuumed the sofa), cooks the evening meal at least once a week, irons his own clothes... He always apologises if he's stepped out of line with his moodiness.

I don't think that hormones are the reason parental relationships break down with kids. It's how the parents deal with the hormones. It's perfectly possible to get through the teenage years with a strong relationship.

I have 3 children, dd1 was an absolute nightmare teenager, tantrums? Check. Arguments? Check. Coming home late? Check. Coming home drunk? Check (you get the picture). She never caused problems to the extent of the police coming round but I can honestly say I’m glad she’s 27 and left home 😂 She has turned in to a fantastic young woman though.
Ds wasn’t to bad, he did daft things with his mates just typical normal teen boys stuff but never caused any issues. He has just left home and is a fantastic young man and has his head screwed on.
Now with Dd2 I honestly was expecting hell after living through her older sister I was expecting the worst but she is a pleasant surprise. She is also currently sitting her exams and we have not had one issue with her. She is very strong willed and won’t follow the crowd even if that means she’s on her own. She doesn’t raise her voice and we haven’t had one argument with her. She knows what she wants to do and goes for it, her older sister needed someone to hold her hand doing anything but our youngest just doesn’t give a crap.
One easy one out of 3 isn’t so bad lol

My three are adults now but I can honestly say that I never had a day’s trouble with any of them. The two eldest are twins and occasionally walloped or bit each other but thankfully never another child. My youngest would cry if you looked at him the wrong way and is now a hard working and sensitive adult.

Lucky you OP - I think I’m getting your hormones in addition to our own - and DC is still only 12 😫😫😫 We may not survive to see 16, let alone 20 😫😫😫