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Teenage boys, you've got to love them! Who else's does this?

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JuanPotatoTwo · 21/09/2013 17:16

Just went over to ds2 and leant over him:

Ds2 (looking alarmed): "Whachya doin?"

Me: "Kissing you"

Ds2 (trying to back off further into the settee): "Whaaattt? What for?"

I plant the kiss.

Ds2: "Eww, you're gay, gerroff"

He loves me really, honest Smile

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MrsJamin · 22/09/2013 08:51

Folkgirl, you got me at "You know what you need, don't you? Sit down and I'll put the kettle on" [sob]

My boys are 3 and 5 and I can't quite imagine a time I don't want to kiss their feet, or stroke their soft cheeks, or look up at them when I tell them off. They are both v cuddly so hope that that continues and I like the forced professions of love before receiving something! Will remember that!

MrsJamin · 22/09/2013 08:53

Of course I mean look down at them when I tell them off, am still half asleep from them waking me up in the night- I assume that will still happen though for reasons such as not remembering keys, clattering about when getting in!

bonkersLFDT20 · 22/09/2013 08:54

Love my teen lad. One moment we can be at logger heads, the next he'll be snuggled in bed with me and DS2 reading bed time stories.

We all squash in the bathroom when DS2 is having his bath and he'll play guitar and we'll all have a sing song.

So much fun to "threaten" to come and wave him off at the school bus stop - in my snugglebag.

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 22/09/2013 09:02

DS1 (13) and DS3 (9) are always trying to hug me. They both seem to need multiple hugs every day. With DS1, we've made a game out of it, where I hug him when he's not expecting it.

DS2 (11) and DD (9) have much lower hug requirements. I hug them both a couple of times a day, but it's always me initiating it.

prudyklimovitsky · 22/09/2013 09:29

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 22/09/2013 10:57

When we were on holiday there was a photographer who would did a series of pics then you choose them (digital camera )

We bought a photo of DD smiling, a photo of DS and DD lying by the pool with their heads on their hands and a photo of DS.
The DS one , he's in profile. It's strange to see his face completely still . To see the boy/man face. The eyes are still the same. The ears.The amazing cheekbones,
But the monobrow thick eyebrows and the 'tasche all shows him growing up.
I could never had taken such a lovely photo (sob0

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JuanPotatoTwo · 22/09/2013 13:28

Oh I wonder what prudy said. Anyway, lovely to hear about all these affectionate caring boys. MrsJamin, love them as you do, I'm pretty sure there'll come a time when you won't want to be stroking those feet!

70's, you've reminded me of a picture I took on holiday in the summer. Ds1 and ds3 were both walking in front of me as we were on our way out for a meal. Coincidentally, they were both wearing red shorts and black t shirts, and they looked so sweet (although I'd be shot if I'd said that to them), like big me and little me. I have a lovely pic which I took without them knowing.

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Marypoppinshandbag · 22/09/2013 13:29

This is a gorgeous thread! I have a 14 year old who's like a toddler in a man size body - funny, silly, cuddly. He loves being taller than me, and calls me midget. He's also discovered that if he holds an object over his head then I can't reach it - this is immense fun for him, and always ends up with me tickling him till he begs for mercy.

noddyholder · 22/09/2013 13:35

My son is 19 and just started uni and is a big hugger! I miss that tbh and can't wait until he is home He still lies on my bed for a chat and I think that is how it should be! He sent his dad a text on friday just saying miss u xxx we melted!

KatieScarlett2833 · 22/09/2013 13:41

Mine removed his FB profile pic of him and his gorgeous girlfriend for one of me, him and his mate.
I made him change it back Smile

SirChenjin · 22/09/2013 14:32

I am not allowed to 'like' any of his FB photos (I do, just to wind him up) and he's got a Twitter page that he won't give me the name of (I know it, I got my much younger cousin to spill the beans) Grin

Fairylea · 22/09/2013 14:42

Reading this makes me feel happy and sad at the same time.

Ds is 15 months and absolutely gorgeous. I could eat him up :) I hope he is a hugger as he gets older :)

I feel sad for my dh, his family has never been there for him to the point now he no longer has contact with any of them. He is very affectionate and loves a cuddle, he once told me he can't ever remember his mum giving him a hug or telling him she loves him or is proud of him.

Your sons are all very lucky to have such lovely mums.

KatieScarlett2833 · 22/09/2013 14:44

Just rechecked his FB. Yup, he has changed the picture back to him and I again Confused

Fairylea · 22/09/2013 14:46

Maybe he's trying to get rid of the girlfriend ? :).

KatieScarlett2833 · 22/09/2013 14:48

I doubt it, they've been wrapped around each other since yesterday afternoon and dating for a yearSmile
According to him, he just likes the photo Smile

Fairylea · 22/09/2013 14:50

Aw well then he obviously just adores his mum! :)

TheBuskersDog · 22/09/2013 14:58

My 16 year old has just been trying to tickle me, I found myself saying "It's not fair, your arms are longer than my legs!" as he tried to tickle my feet. (They aren't quite he's not that much of a gibbon)

MissStrawberry · 22/09/2013 15:52

What a lovely thread.

I used to have that kind of relationship with my eldest.

I miss him. He just told dh and I hates us.

DramaAlpaca · 22/09/2013 16:14

I have three huggy teenage sons, they are lovely.

The youngest is 16 & has just spent half an hour snuggled up next to me on the sofa with the dog.

DS1 is almost 20 & when he goes back to uni later today I will get a massive bear hug. He'll even hug me in front of his friends these days.

DS2 is 18 & likes to sit next to me on the couch with his legs draped casually over mine. He'll stroll into the kitchen & put his arms out for a hug.

This morning DS3 overheard our next door neighbour shouting at her kids & telling them they'd ruined her life Sad. DS3 was a bit Shock. I gave him a big hug & told him he & his brothers had made my life a hundred times better.

fussychica · 22/09/2013 16:19

Nah mine's a hugger, always has been, hope he always will be. He's nearly 21 and 6'1" Grin. He's going away again on Thursday until Xmas - going to miss him sooooo muchSad

KatieScarlett2833 · 22/09/2013 16:22

Aww Miss S. DS hated me on Friday when I left him behind to walk to school since he wasn't ready on time Smile
He'd recovered by home time when he realised he still needed a lift to football training.... Wink

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JuanPotatoTwo · 22/09/2013 16:29

Aww MissS, it's not always a bed of roses here either, they have their moments.

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littlemisswise · 22/09/2013 16:31

Aww MissS he doesn't really hate you, I'm sure. ((Hugs))

MissStrawberry · 22/09/2013 17:19

Seeing your support in the Threads I'm On list made me realise how much I miss having a family, having support, and made me sad. He has apologised and then 2 minutes later is back to taking the piss out of me in a horrible way. He is 12 years old and I am almost fucking scared of him. He strikes me as a spoilt, entitled, immature boy and I am sad and ashamed.

Sorry to spoil a lovely thread. I will leave it now.

Enjoy your lovely sons. They are a credit to you.