Adrienne_in_TX Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 that pre-teen boys eat 5 or 6 times a day and it's only going to get worse! Your turn . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 ...that some kids are the happiest and most obedient at 2, and turn into teenagers that argue constantly at 3 1/2, get worse at 4, even worse at 5, and finally have some goodndays by 6. Either the teenage years with my oldest are going to be full of never ending arguing, or else they'll be cake after so many years of a "sneak preview." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 that some kids just aren't easy to raise and they will never be until they become adults. I was so depressed when I kept waiting for my kid to get "easier." It was better when I finally accepted the fact that it probably won't ever be easy with this one kid of mine, But that;s ok. I still love her and she will likely be a great adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Someone should have told me that teenage boys can be just as hormonal as teenage girls........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 that pre-teen boys eat 5 or 6 times a day and it's only going to get worse! They start to really stink too. And it takes awhile for them to realize they stink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 That five year boys can eat the same portions as an adult and still be hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Someone should have told me that teenage boys can be just as hormonal as teenage girls........ have my hands over my ears, humming loudly...."lalalala...I can't hear you." (I have one boy with 3 older sisters. I really don't want to hear that!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Yikes! DS is only 8 and eats like a bottomless pit. And of course I'm the cool mom and everyone wants to hang out here. Thank heavens for Costco and giant cases of burgers and fruit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 That my son would start being embarrassed by me at 6. I didn't think that would start until 14. That he would be so picky about his hair and clothes. And yes, that they eat like wolverines. Some days I'm sure they will eat right through the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momteel Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 that some kids will be stubborn and sass no matter what you try to stop them.... they don't seem able to keep the lips close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 that pre-teen boys eat 5 or 6 times a day and it's only going to get worse! Your turn . . . :iagree: Ok - I have a tiny 11 year old who has barely been interested in regular meals his whole life. He'd just rather be playing! Now it's non-stop. I expect a major growth spurt any minute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 have my hands over my ears, humming loudly...."lalalala...I can't hear you." (I have one boy with 3 older sisters. I really don't want to hear that!) Sorry...... but it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 That teenage girl behavior apparently starts at about age 6! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Someone should have told me that teenage boys can be just as hormonal as teenage girls........ So true. I wish someone would have mentioned that my almost a teen daughter would eat as much as her teenage brother. I also wish someone would have mentioned that my teenage son would take longer then his sister to do his hair and make sure his clothes are just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I once told eldest ds that if he continued to eat that way, I expected him to pull a wagon or plow a field. Seriously, if I'm feeding a draft horse I think I should get the muscle that goes with it! He's decently strong, but he's definitely not out pulling a hay wagon! I wish someone would have told me that teens can roll their eyes so hard, that you will fear their eyeballs will fall out of their heads...I would like to have been prepared for that. Occasionally I have wished their eyeballs would fall out so that I could say something deep and profound such, "Well...that'll learn ya!" :D NO ONE warned me that male adolescents must be ridden like rented mules to get them to shower, brush their teeth, and put on deodorant. I think I have cured the eldest of his shower phobia by placing his stinky socks under his pillow at night. No, I am not kidding, I have resorted to this! :glare: If I have to suffer, he has to suffer. They are great though! :001_smile: Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Reads a Lot Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 ...that I would find myself choking on clouds of cologne and Axe body spray wafting from the body of my 10 year old, who suddenly cares a great deal about how he looks and smells :lol:. At age 10???!!!??? [though it sounds like I should be grateful to not have the stinky-boy problem I'm reading so much about on this thread] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 At this point, the older half of my family (dd11, ds9 and ds9) are driving me nuts and are much more difficult all. day. long. than the younger half (ds6, who is a dream, ds4 and dd3). The ds9 who eats finally figured out how to make the mini pizza from Costco by himself. He eats it, and then still eats a full dinner immediately after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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