Something fun about your teenager ❤

[Simonlebonbon]

Teens get a bad rep, rightly so.
They leave milk out the fridge during heat waves, they tell you approximately 4 hours before food tech they need a plethora of non store cupboard ingredients, they think that they're being quiet whilst stomping around like a baby elephant.

But...

My I'm absolutely loving some of the recent things DS (almost 16) has been trying to convince me to do.
Sneak into his 24/7 gym with him so he can be my PT for free. He's even offered to pay my train fare. But he's drawing the line at me actually getting a membership!
Quote - "Once you're out of nappies, we're getting you in shape!" Thanks pal, appreciate that 😂

He's DELIGHTED with his new job work group chat with the drama. He just suggested adding me slyly so I can keep up with the tea 😂 of which there is plenty. Screen shots of the juicy bits are also frequent.

He's planning our taylor swift concert outfits already (crikey I hope we can get tickets 🤞🏻)

Planning on taking me to a few places to spoil me a bit, (currently pregnant and the pregnancy has been a tough one) but mostly telling his friends they'll be using his newborn sibling as a way to make girls want to fall in love with him.

He's ND and quite daft and young for his age, but I'm loving this part of his personality developing, because he's been quite shy until very recently. He's really coming out of his shell and he's just, wonderful!

Do you have any nice teen stories? I love hearing other peoples because I'm worried I'd be seen as smug for enjoying being a mum to a teenager.

I say with confidence, the next DC teenager years will not be enjoyable. They're the most highly strung people I've ever met 😂 so I'm prepared fully to have any smugness drained from me!

But anything you want to tell me, I'd love to read.

My teen dd can be a touch self absorbed and high maintenance at times.
But she went out of her way to ensure I was all dressed up in an era's tour outfit for TS and happily lets me know when new merch drops so we both buy some ( she has the ability to just buy her own stuff)
She brings her friends round and encourages them to eat with us as a family, I know them pretty well now.
I feel surprisingly involved and included in her daily life.

Mine stops being a teenager next Tuesday, but he is soooooo sweet he needs a mention.

He’s just lovely. So sweet and kind and gentle.

My heart swells with pride when I think about him.

I went shopping with DS 16 this weekend. I gave him a tenner to get a greggs and some car mags and went to do my own shopping.
I saw him 15 minutes later chatting to a homeless lady and sharing his greggs with her.

My 14 year old son is just beautiful in every way. He is handsome, empathetic, gets great results at school and his teachers absolutely love him. They say he’s mature and emotionally intelligent. I know I sound like one of those mothers but it’s all the true and I am so proud of him. He wants to be a doctor when he’s older and he certainly has all the skills necessary.

Just before he goes to bed he comes down the stairs to say goodnight and gives me the BIGGEST cuddle. He also has a habit of walking round the house clapping 👏 just for no reason 😂😂. He’s a happy soul.

Ds is generous, independent, hard working, went his own path where friends were doing college and uni, he got an excellent apprenticeship when it would’ve been easy to stick with the crowd, he’s funny and we send each other memes which always make me chuckle. And it goes for his friends too. I was dreading teenage years having a load of boys round that I didn’t really know what to talk about. But he has a great circle of friends who always say hello and have a chat, will tidy numerous beer bottles away when they come round, they never ever leave them for me, and will say thanks for having us when they’re leaving.

I’m loving the really interesting chats about podcasts and you tube channels. It’s a definite upgrade on the Pokémon and Minecraft monologues.

And now that they’re as big as me, and bigger, it feels like I’m getting hugs as much as giving them.

My dd (16) is utterly thrilled with a day out charity shopping.

My two (19/17) are just thoroughly decent humans. Kind, empathetic, caring, loving, funny, insightful. They care about their friends, their family, the world around them.
They love music, animals, films, travelling. Both have p/t jobs, one's at uni, one doing A levels.
Older one is very trusting (hope he doesn't get hurt) and younger one very cynical (hope he doesn't let that hold him back) They're good friends and we still enjoying doing stuff together (hanging out/politics/food/films/ holidays/gigs) as a family.
(For good measure, they're also messy, eat all the food, leave all the wet towels in the floor, do daft stuff by accident etc)

Gosh mine too. She’s 15. She also volunteers in our local one and very much enjoys being the pet of the ladies who work there.

DD18 has ADHD and has struggled quite badly in the past with impulsive/risky behaviour, but my god she is SO funny. Insanely quick-witted! She's also becoming much more sensible and responsible. It's marvellous to watch!

My 14 year old happened to cycle passed/past (can never get that right) me on my home from work. He then walked all the way home with me even though I told him he didn’t have to.

Mine is 15 and still selfish, stroppy and messy, but seeing her love and care for our dog gives me hope for her children! (if she has any). she also has a really quick sense of humour and I could imagine really liking her if we met as strangers.
She is lovely really and I feel very blessed 🥲

My DD15 is wonderful 😁
We went to visit a 6th form college last week and as she was talking to a teacher about a particular A level course I noticed her whole face light up, the passion and excitement in her voice was amazing.
She works so hard and has such determination and ambition but is still a caring friend, a very patient sister and such fun to be around. She has a real passion for life and is a joy to be around.

If she’d just tidy her bedroom she’d be perfect! 🙄😂

Your kids all sound amazing.
Thank you so much for sharing that. Really love a nice thread these days!

My DD14 is hilarious and makes the best cookies and brownies...often baking when she's bored. Gives me a hug every day. Often singing away in her room. Loves to help me (50 years old, been doing this a while!) with make up and outfit tips 😂

When he arrives home after his shift at the local pub, my 18 yo ds comes into my bedroom for a catch up and a rundown of his day. Sometimes these chats last 5 minutes, sometimes they go on for hours and we get onto all kinds of subjects, especially if he’s had a few drinks after work! I don’t care if I have to be at work the following morning, I feel so fortunate that he still wants to talk to me and we laugh so much during these late night chats. It’s precious time together and I cherish it.

My dc and their girlfriends and friends are so much fun to be around. I absolutely love the humour of teenagers. Every stage is wonderful but this one makes me laugh an awful lot and feel an immense sense of pride.

I love this! My ds’s are the same.

My 14 year old is so lovely and caring. He’s very worldly and we have some weird and wonderful discussions in the car! He also cooks us dinner every night. He has his whole life planned out and although it probably won’t go exactly to plan (as life never does!) it’s good that he thinks about these things.

On the flip side he’s very messy and thinks I enjoy his monologues about formula 1 😂.

Wow! That’s wonderful. 😍Thank you for starting this thread, OP!

My DD is so funny. She can make me laugh out loud, crying and snorting laughing. I don’t know where her humour came from as it’s a recent thing but her wit and funny observations are hysterical.

We’ve had issues with school avoidance but we’re back in a routine now. School sent home a note last week to say she had gone out of her way to include an isolated classmate and her kindness was not unnoticed.

My DS 15 is an absolute nightmare at the moment - typical teenage angst, mood swings and attitude.

However, he is so funny, he has a wicked sense of humour and comes home from school every day with some funny story.
He also seems to love the fact all of his friends think I'm cool and encourages them all to call me Mother! 😂

Mine has never, ever shut a cupboard door. They are a steel trap, not much makes it home from school in terms of news.

I'm WFH, they have asked me 10 times today if I want a cuppa or something to eat.

My OH is in work. I've booked the day off next week so the two of us can go for breakfast at the local cafe and then watch a film. I'm really looking forward to it.

I'm so proud. Cannot believe in 2 years they will be getting ready to live at university.

No-one really cared where my siblings and I were or what we did. Now I have my own DC, I cannot fathom the lack of care and interest a parent would feel for their offspring. I feel very lucky.

My 14yo every year for Xmas has a 'DS and mummy day' at the very top of his Xmas list as he still loves to spend time with me. He is really helpful with family members and visits both sets of grandparents on a weekend without being asked. If I leave for work before he is back from his paper round he will call me to moan that he didn't get a hug.

My basically 16 year old DD loves her Beaver pack where she volunteers, it's so sweet seeing her with them.

She also shares her Costa voucher we gave her for Christmas with us as she always forgets to take it and now worries that it expires.

Teenagers are the height of cutting edge comedy aren't they? 😂
I also love it the mad chats, I'm made up to read these replies!

My DS's best friend calls me - (cringe) "baby girl/babe/love/MRS ROBINSON" spoiler alert, it's not my surname!!!
My DS calls his BF's mum, "our queenie".
DSBF is about 5ft, looks like an cherub and is has the dryest humour ever!

They went from, "please may I come for tea aunty simonlebonbon?" To year 9, "honey I'm home!" Announcing they're coming over to stay the weekend and they've brought money for snacks and will I make a lasagne.

But for cheeky kids, his friends have all offered to help us out when I have baby lebonbon, from offering to babysit the small DC to do you need any help painting the baby's room etc and if I didn't expect absolute carnage I'd definitely have said yes 😂