Last night we had a birthday party for my Mom at my house. My Mother and my sister in law Tonia share the same birthday, convenient for my brother don’t you think?! I have more to write about these two woman later on…
What bother’s me though, and maybe all of you that have had 12 year old boy’s can help me, what is up with the attitude???
Um, this is pretty much how this child looks 23 hours out of the day.
Bored
unhappy
put-out
annoyed
How long is this going to last?
This poor little guy got stung by a bee yesterday morning and this is what he looked like last night. But is he,
Bored
unhappy
put-out
annoyed
Nooooo, still has a smile on his face when he clearly has reason to be upset. I love toddlers. The 12 year old needs to take a few pointers from the baby!
Any advice on the pre-teen?
Part comedian, part Dad, part athlete. He will boss around your children while they play ball.
Just as angelic as she looks, this girl could easily raise a Village by herself, and all the children would grow up to be President.
Self proclaimed, she would be a webkinz dog. Because, "they're cute, and puppies are too. And they're sweet and they always get along with other puppies."
This mini-Martha Stewart can handle ANY craft you send her way. She isn't all bows and rainbows, she's got karate kid moves!
Not "Pick-Me-Up" like caffeine, she wants you to pick her up! AND NOW!
Anything that can be destroyed WILL be destroyed!
Practically Perfect in Every Way for now! Nicknamed "The Panda" she is rolly polly and lives by the motto, "the little one, is KING!"
The resident Labradoodle, Miller got his name because Mom won and got to name the baby! Need something chewed up? He'll take care of it. Especially if it's expensive..
I also have 6 children from 28 to 9. The first time my mother asked me about my new teenage son's attitude and then tears, I explained to her it was PMS. (I already had two teenage daughters) She was astounded! He can't have PMS. I said, he certainly does. He has Pre Man Syndrome. Hormones do strange things even to boys! The youngest of our three boys is now 16. My best advice for anyone with teenage kids is to enjoy every great moment you have with them so that when these times comes you know there will again be good times ahead! Good luck!
I don't know, but good luck! When you've figured it out, let me know because I have a six year old going on 12…and trust me…military school is looking pretty sweet right now! 🙂
My mother had 3 girls and 2 boys. She swears boys are easier, but they go through two rounds where you just want to send them away. My older son is 14 and he is pretty reasonable. He only gets cranky once or twice a week. My younger son will be 11 tomorrow and he has the best attitude. I just hope it lasts. We had a house full of boys yesterday and I noticed the 13 and 14 yr old boys were all moody.
It's not just boys. It's the magical age of 12. I am having a really bad day.
He is such a sweet boy, maybe his underwear was too tight!
I have a 12 yr old boy too…they are soooo fun!
At my house 14 is even worse. grumpy butts boys and girls!
For 10 years now (my oldest is 24) I have said "Teenagers are the Lord's way of making it easier to say goodbye.." when they grow up of course.
I don’t have any kids yet, our first is on his way in Dec. But, I can TOTALLY remember when I was that age and how I was exactly like him. LOL. My Mom and Grandma used to always say to me like “lighten up” or “you should smile more, your so pretty when you smile”, and those comments would throw me over the edge. I still remember it to this day. It’s just teenage angst, he will get over it but it might be quite awhile. Your trying to figure out who the heck you are, dealing with all these new hormones, family isn’t as fun as your friends are, and since it was a family birthday party that he was required to partake in instead of say talking to his friends or playing video games, he is gonna sulk. It will get better Mom, just hang in there.