Jane Elliot Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Is he/she your wild one? Call me crazy, but it seems like my 2000-born child and all her 2000-born friends are wilder than the rest. When I say "wild", I mean no inhibitions and drama drama drama all day long. Sometimes I wonder if all that y2k frenzy experienced by the pregnant mamas of 1999 did something to those babies. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope. My 2000 is quite normal. But she's now 11. At 11, they're all crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000-born son is by far my quietest and calmest and has been since the day he was born. But he was born at the very end of the year, so maybe he missed all the hype. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think that it is just the age that they are now. My late born 99er is my drama queen and I can't wait until she is through this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2004 kid is much wilder than my 2000 kid. 2000 kid has been a piece of cake since he got past the little boy toddler phase. (knock on wood). :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRTX Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 No my 2000 is by far my calmest child. How of course we are going through the normal 11yo girl drama, but even that has been less than my other two girls. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think that it is just the age that they are now. My late born 99er is my drama queen and I can't wait until she is through this stage. I'm sure being 11yo makes it worse, but dd and her friends have always been this way. Several years ago, her voice teacher asked her, "S___, how did you get all the wild genes in the family?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope. My 2000 is quite normal. But she's now 11. At 11, they're all crazy. Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000 baby was always more spirited than my 98 baby. I think that has more to do with her personality. And now at 11, hormones are not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope. She is quite wonderful. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyBee Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 No, not really. Though at 11, hormones are kicking in and he's getting much more moody (moodier? nah, that can't be right). My '98 baby was the one who made me crazy. She was a wild one, never slept, and is still my drama queen, though a lot of times it's more of an improv, stand up comedy kind of drama. :lol: We called her "Hurricane" when she was little. My 2000 has been a walk in the park compared to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000 baby is definitely my most spirited, but DS is going to give her a run for her money :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope, he's my calm one. My 2005 child is my wild one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymom Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My late born 99er is my drama queen and I can't wait until she is through this stage. :iagree: Mine too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope, my 2000 baby is pretty average on the boy wild scale. Now, if you want to talk 2004 :svengo:... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara R Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope, and most of the other kids his age at church are responsible kids too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Not really crazy, but this age is making me crazy. But she has always been the one I could never quite figure out. :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I don't know about "wild", but she's definitely more spirited, outgoing, dramatic, boisterous and animated than my '96. I have attributed that to being a girl, being the 2nd born, and just her personality. But who knows? Maybe the year has something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Yup, we call her our Dragon Lady. In honor of the Chinese calendar. She's spirited, energetic, destructively creative, and full of life. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassiemc Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My oldest was born in Jan 2000. He is not wild by any means. He's very cautious and well behaved. It's my 2004 child that's wild and crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My May of 2000 baby (total surprise child, we did not plan to have a "millinium" baby - very, very nice surprise!), is my calmest, quietest, most focused, logically thinking child of the four. He didn't start out that way. He was an easy baby but hit age 1 and became very challenging. He had Sensory Integration Dysfunction and until it was diagnosed and he began therapy, I thought I would lose my mind. But, omega oil supplements, PT/OT, and play therapy solved it. Literally, he was like a new child in six months. By the time we began homeschooling him formally at 5, he ws the easiest of them all and that is saying alot because none of my kids were difficult and dd was, according to most of my friends and family, the poster child for "perfect to parent". So, having him become even easier was just mind boggling. He's still the easiest. His IQ also turned out to be very high and so once I stopped making intellectual, developmental assumptions about him and tailored the curriculum and schedule to suit him he became VERY calm and studious. He is a very thoughtful child. Before he was old enough to hold doors for me and before dh had begun instructing the boys in this, he would fight with heavy doors to try to hold them for dd and I. He is always the first one to the car and has it open waiting until I get there. He pulls my chair out at the dinner table, always asks to shop with me so he can push the cart and carry the bags, etc. He is constantly thoughtful and helpful. Of all of my children, when this one leaves the nest, he will be the hardest for me to let go. It's really going to hurt because we've become so close. One of my nephews is a 2000 baby and his has four older, loud, somewhat wild sisters. He's completely calm and easy going. Dh says it's because the women in the house "beat the boy" out of him! :D Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 But she's now 11. At 11, they're all crazy. :iagree: Except my 2000 baby is my only boy. I always put it down to boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2k baby is one of the more calm ones. She's my reader; loves to devour books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 No my 2000 is by far my calmest child. How of course we are going through the normal 11yo girl drama, but even that has been less than my other two girls. Linda :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) It appears my theory is unfounded...and I have to say I'm relieved. I was beginning to wonder if 2012 end-of-the-world prophecies would come true as 12yo wild children collectively destroyed the world as we know it through pubescent hormone induced chaos. ;) Edited December 8, 2011 by Luann in ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Come to think of it, YES! He is definitely my most "energetic" child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000 baby is not wild. He's tempermental, but not wild. Now, he is pig headed which is a characterstic of the sign under which he was born-Taurus. And he is strong which is a characteristic of the Chinese zodiac-Dragon. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope. My 2000 is quite normal. But she's now 11. At 11, they're all crazy. :iagree: My 1996 was my wild one. He still marches to the beat of a different drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MominIN Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 He was wild when he was little, but has mellowed out now. He does have lots of emotional swings right now ... but I think that's just from being 11. We have 3 that are on the wilder side and 2 that are on the calmer side (not sure about the youngest yet ... I can see a bit of both in him, LOL). I think most of it is just personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope. My 2000 is quite normal. But she's now 11. At 11, they're all crazy. almost 11, but exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000 baby is quiet, respectful (generally), and responsible. My 2007 baby is the one that makes us all want to tear our hair out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Again Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000 child has always been very active and noisy. My other is much calmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdanigirl Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Is he/she your wild one? Call me crazy, but it seems like my 2000-born child and all her 2000-born friends are wilder than the rest. When I say "wild", I mean no inhibitions and drama drama drama all day long. Sometimes I wonder if all that y2k frenzy experienced by the pregnant mamas of 1999 did something to those babies. :D Mine is very quiet, somewhat shy, and very tender hearted. He has a very docile personality and is very sensitive. Nothing like the rest of us. If he gets in to trouble, he rarely answers back, but he will sometimes cry if he feels your words are harsh in any way. The wildest thing about him, is that he likes to clown around and make his family laugh. He also has to be moving all the time. (bouncing, hopping, fidgeting/swinging his feet, etc) Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000 baby is SO easygoing. If he were in school he'd be the class clown. He's funny and always there with a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000 child is very easygoing. It's my 1990 kid that was/is the crazy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I have a Y2K baby....now 11....but he is my only so no real frame of reference. He has often been referred to as a Drama King. He is very full of ideas and energy and talks constantly. He is awesome. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 At 11, they're all crazy. :iagree: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My 2000 baby is extremely calm and old-before-her-time. She was always unnaturally observant and NONfidgety for a little kid as a toddler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nope. She is quite wonderful. :001_smile: This here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I'm sure being 11yo makes it worse, but dd and her friends have always been this way. Several years ago, her voice teacher asked her, "S___, how did you get all the wild genes in the family?" Mine also has the benefit of being the youngest which my brother explained to me is so hard. :nopity: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Uhm, yes. People notice it, too. I just wonder why the rum is all gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 My 2000 dd is definitely more difficult than my 2007 ds. Not sure if it is year, birth order or gender, though! I actually think 11 is slightly more tolerable than 4-9 were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Mine is my most easy-going, placid and obedient. She is so eager to please and has such a sweet nature. Much needed after the strong-willed first-born and the sometimes very difficult son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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