Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Teenagers

Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

I have a houseful of 15 & 16 year olds....anyone care to guess what they're doing?

32 replies

FlibberdeGibbet · 03/01/2013 21:16

.... it has given me a warm and fuzzy feeling!

OP posts:
Horsemad · 03/01/2013 21:17

making pom poms?!

Viewofthehills · 03/01/2013 21:18

Playing Twister?

StateofConfusion · 03/01/2013 21:19

Making a cake

SecretNutellaFix · 03/01/2013 21:19

playing monopoly

DorsetKnobwithJingleBellsOn · 03/01/2013 21:19

Please tell me I want to go for a bath.

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 03/01/2013 21:20

Half of them are washing up and the other half embroidering silken wisteria on freshly ironed tea towels?

poachedeggs · 03/01/2013 21:21

Serving you spiked drinks?

FlibberdeGibbet · 03/01/2013 21:22

Close Nutella - they contemplated playing monopoly, but settled on Articulate - and have now started playing PROPER OLD FASHIONED games - charades; 20 questions.

They may move onto cakes Confusion, they're looking at a baking book now!

Tis a delight to listen to - take note Daily Fail, teens can be a delight!

OP posts:
Startail · 03/01/2013 21:23

Behaving, in the nicest possible way, like a bunch of 8 year olds?

(That's what DD and her two BFs are like, totally different to very teenage 11 yo DD2 and her friends).

FlibberdeGibbet · 03/01/2013 21:24

I'll leave a pile of freshly ironed tea towels and some embroidery silks out just in case.... liking the pom pom idea as well!

Alas no washing up!

OP posts:
GetorfsaMotherfuckingMorrisMan · 03/01/2013 21:24

Teens are great fun. One of dd's friends came round the other day and they both started fiddling with a telescope and talking about star charts.

GetorfsaMotherfuckingMorrisMan · 03/01/2013 21:25

I agree startail - dd was a teenager when she was 11/12 (very tiresome) - since she has been a proper teenager she has been brilliant.

I blame High School Musical.

CaHoHoHootz · 03/01/2013 21:30

I had a group of 18 year old boys in the house who came over with the express purpose of playing a board game. From what I could hear which was quite a lot as they were loud they were having a great time. They were playing Risk.

My three teen/young adult DC's play cards together quite often.

TheBOF · 03/01/2013 21:32

I love teenagers Grin. I was going to guess Monopoly too.

StressedoutMotherofTeens · 03/01/2013 21:43

Brilliant! Smile

StateofConfusion · 03/01/2013 23:59

How lovely, this gives me hope that my 'teenage' 5 and 4yo may be lovely at a later age!

Cooroo · 04/01/2013 07:54

That's lovey! I agree lots of teens are can be great. I took 10 to York for a day and never had such fun.

Ummofumbridge · 04/01/2013 07:56

Monopoly was my guess too. My dd (14) and her friend regularly have mammoth monopoly sessions. Makes me :)

TheNebulousBoojum · 04/01/2013 08:08

I was going to guess Twister, baking or watching Disney films.
Teens can be fantastic, my children and their friends are a consistent pleasure to have in the house.

TheNebulousBoojum · 04/01/2013 08:08

Oh, and Miyusaki films are also a favourite.

bruffin · 04/01/2013 08:09

I came home to find DS 17 and his girlfriend playing disney monopoly last night. They are very competative Grin
My dd 15 is off for a sleepover tomorrow night which involves a murder/mystery game.
Teens are lovely

kilmuir · 04/01/2013 08:11

Playing with a younger siblings Barbie collection

Lifeisontheup · 04/01/2013 08:14

My teen son goes round to his mates houses to play board games, they're very competitive. He took some back to uni too.

bruffin · 04/01/2013 09:26

I love watching my ds 17 and my mum playing rummy together.

Chopstheduck · 04/01/2013 09:29

wow, my preteen has only just surfaced out of bed and is currently yelling at her brothers. There is hope yet!