How are your Teenagers getting on today?

[Sparklingbrook]

The 16 and 13 year olds here seem quite happy. DS1 has had a bit of an impatient strop because the PS4 isn't downloading as quickly as he would like but other than that all is calm.

DS2 want to play Monopoly World edition at some point but I may need more wine for that.

Good here too, DS (14) came to Church with us and actually said the service 'wasn't too bad' and he gave me a lovely card in which he had hand written 'to the best mum in the world'. He is playing board games happily with aged grandparents and I am the one sneaking off for a nap to see what's happening on mumsnet .

mine are happy too, up in their rooms playing with new video games but about to come down for snacks and a movie - they even went outside for 15 minutes when asked to get some fresh air before lunch.

DD bought me coffee syrups so has spent the day making me coffee to try them out. She has been lovely and given lots of hugs.

Sounds like our teens are doing us proud today. We are having food then Monopoly starts.

Good luck with the monopoly lol

Thanks toriap. We are doing it without referring to the instructions unless we get stuck, that is a worry.

I am going to start drinking a bit more with dinner.

Mine are doing well. They were both pleased with their presents which helps. I had to wake them up this morning so I could get on with things but said they could go back to bed after, but they didn't.

It's just nice having them both home together for a change. They get on great together so hearing them laugh and taking the piss out of each other a bit makes it all worthwhile. I don't want next weekend to come when DS1 goes back to work and DS2 goes back to uni.

First year 16yo hasn't jumped out if bed really early to open stocking. We kept creeping in to his room to see if he was awake, so he grunted we should start opening presents without him.

He poured himself a glass if Prosecco without asking and explained to us what he got in his stocking. He seemed to genuinely think we didn't already know.

He seemed thrilled with his main present, and has now disappeared off to his room to use it, and has even allowed ds2 in and they are being pleasant to each other.

13yo DD2 has been sent abusive messages on snapchat from a "friend" and to be honest it has slightly ruined the day because she has been very upset and stroppy all day. And some of the stuff she asked for she now doesn't like and wants to send it back. Sigh. On the other hand DD1 has been delight all day and happy with all her gifts.

That's really sad Majestic teen girls can be so unnecessarily unpleasant

We had a lovely meal, mine have just had a pillow fight with their Poo emoji cushions and now they are back on their various computers. Dh is doing the washing up and I'm horizontal in front of Strictly🎄

We bought DS2 a gopro camera but no DS card, so he can't actually use it, but has has has it strapped to him all day.

I apologised, said wel'll buy him one tomorrow and acknowledged we're rubbish parents. He laughed & said "Its ok, you're old and don't understand these things"

We understood perfectly well but DH had claimed we had several "kicking around" and didn't bother to check. We are just rubbish.

6 teens here.

They have been happy all day. Produced a countdown quiz after lunch which was fun and are now holed up watching some movie or other.

Pre-teen is in tears because he favourite present is faulty and will need to be returned so can't be used. He is also over tired as he is still pre-teen enough to up stupid excited so up half the night and then back up early.

All gone well here. DD2 (12) was up far too early but was ok after a midmorning doze (as was i). Teens and dh currently playing mariokart. MIL (who usually spends christmas with much younger other dgc) keeps trying to get them to do something like play cards or watch a movie but Im just glad we're all in the same room and everyone is happy!

All good, they've just retreated to their rooms leaving me and the youngest to watch Madagascar :)

Had a really lovely day today. Didn't get up til 8:30 and DS has been on great form all day. Really loved his gifts, and got us some very thoughtful gifts. He's spent most of the day downstairs and been very chatty and funny. He's now in his room playing on the Playstation online with is friends, DH is 'resting his eyes' and I'm watching Gogglesprogs with a lovely glass of Baileys
Merry Christmas every one

We watched ET this afternoon, and are just starting on a board game. D2 looks as if she might be ready for bed though!

Mine were up at 10 and insisted we went back to bed to do the stocking opening ritual.
DS1 helped more than DH cook Christmas dinner.
The only putting together thing was DS2's new gaming chair but I just handed over an allen key and told them to read the instructions. DS2 was delighted with his gaming mouse and like Sparkling jnr, went up to his cave later to bond with friends over skype and League.
We played charades in the afternoon. Now we could never have done that even with young teenagers as they would have been far too embarrassed. They have grown up enough not to care.