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Dec 2011
3:56pm, 2 Dec 2011
5,901 posts
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Son of a Pronator Man
I don't know about girls being worse than boys. My son ( now 19) has been very difficult since he was about 14 and shows few signs of getting easier to deal with. He is now at Uni so I see a lot less of him and what I don't know about does not bother me. My daughte r (16) has periods ( no pun intended) of being very difficult and confrontational, and then being absloutely amazing. Last night she tidied her room, the spare room and did a huge pile of ironing ( mostly her clothes, but she did it).
I'm responsible for ironing in our house. However my rule is that I will make sure her school clothes are ironed, the rest she can do herself, if she wants it ironed. After 6 months this seems to have worked.
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Dec 2011
3:59pm, 2 Dec 2011
18,477 posts
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Raptors Claws are coming to town
You wouldn't've, Meglet. Even when I came on Fetch in 2006, she had settled down a lot. We have our moments - she IS only 20, is slightly autistic with an intellect the size of a small planet and thinks she knows it all, and I won't take insolence off anyone - but no more conflict than most mothers and daughters might expect. She squabbles with her dad more - he's more inclined to engage when she kicks off, whereas I tell her to shut up and go away.
Trin, I hope you're prepared to carry that through - and I hope he knows that you will!
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Dec 2011
4:01pm, 2 Dec 2011
4,401 posts
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mulbed wine
I have a 12-y-o who is rehearsing being a teenager occasionally. Yesterday he told me that the only thing I was teaching him was how to hate me, so that was nice. Thankfully at the moment it is the exception rather than the norm, no doubt that will change. Will be adding this thread to my watch list!
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Dec 2011
4:06pm, 2 Dec 2011
3,491 posts
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Trin
Absolutely Vrap... I've had enough... seriously had enough
He'll also have to replace anything of value himself or explain to his teachers/mates why
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Dec 2011
4:12pm, 2 Dec 2011
2,495 posts
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Wine Legs
take it to a charity shop Trin, rather than putting it in the bin. Then he could buy it back from them 
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Dec 2011
4:17pm, 2 Dec 2011
10,663 posts
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elfpint
Oh my....mine is nearly 9 and I am dreading teenage years already. I work in social work so hear about the extreme end of the scale a lot. I know the theory i.e. letting them be involved in rule setting and making them feel empowered to promote responsible behaviour. It all sounds great but how do you have a 2 way conversation with a creature who grunts and mumbles and doesn't really give a sh*t???
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Dec 2011
4:19pm, 2 Dec 2011
4,261 posts
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lammo
Sounds good, i have a 12 year old girl, 13 in Feb.
Bring it on
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Dec 2011
4:20pm, 2 Dec 2011
17,606 posts
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A Frobester in a Pear Tree
My 7 year old wants a mobile phone and high heels for her 13th birthday. No problem with that, some of her mates already have both.
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Dec 2011
4:22pm, 2 Dec 2011
18,478 posts
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Raptors Claws are coming to town
Involved? Empowered? Sod that! A family is not a democracy
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Dec 2011
4:31pm, 2 Dec 2011
8,263 posts
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Pootle
*makes mental note to see someone about sterilisation*
Seriously though, it can't all be as horrible as most of these stories sound, can it?
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