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Jill & debbie seriously i went through it all thinking i must be a terrible mother i tried to be open about sex and drugs and that was at best embarressing at worse Gross we advised/sympthised/ranted/raved we listened/talked took it all but i now realise that we did the best thing we were always there and we showed them we loved them no matter what bev

Ex wife called me tonight to ask if I could take my daughter to the doctors . She (Bethany) is nearly 14 and talk about a job to make her tell the doctor all the symptoms but eventually we got there. When I was waliking her home she called the doctor stupid and I told her off as the poor man was only doing his job. Teenagers ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Just back from the High School Visit and have to say thank god I'm not alone with the atttitudes issue!!! lol While up at the school visit I enquired about football for Elliot, was met with the usual 'you never give us money for anything at the tuck shop' (empty purse from said same issue) , then it was can we get a chippy - no you've had your dinner. This is the school that Elliot wanted to go to and I quite fancied his catchment school.....however I really liked it up there and would be happy for him to go there providing he gets a place! Of course when I said all this to him afterwards, he was like......'see I told you....you never listen to me blah blah blah ' Hmmmmmmmmmmm........ Now....I wonder about this football malarky - will I or wont I enrol the cheeky wee blighter!!! lolol

is GR a flaming teenager with an attitude or summat!!!! AAAARghhhhhh

pmsl Emmy!!!!!

Well what can i say,Have 3 grown up children in there 30's and one 16yr old at home.HAD 3 TEENAGERS all at once.I survived.I laugh at my big kids now as they now have these horrible teenagers,so you will get revenge.I always said you should have your kids taken away and given back when they are 30(something) lol Annie

Well now... I have a 14 year old son, who was gorgeous until he turned 13. Now he has 3 downy hairs in his left armpit and has decided to be a TEENAGER! Giving me a bit of grief at the moment, but I was whinging about him at work, and one of my colleagues told me she went home a few days ago to find her two children (boy aged 16, supposedly becoming more responsible) and girl off to university this Sept, actually FIGHTING. I thought she meant they were having a slanging match, but she said son had kicked daughter on shins and daughter had scratched son's face!!!!!!!! nell

I can remember coming home from work one day (children 14 16 and 18)and finding one daughter had cut the other daughters hair found one daughter had thrown the other ones make-up etc down the road and to retaliate the other daughter had cleared out the others clothes and they were the opposite end of the road.Poor son the middle child had been left for dead as he had tried to stop them.Oh happy memories. Annie

I'm looking for hope!!!!!!!!!! not worst case scenarios!!! pmsl

Hmmm, i could lie to you and say it only lasts for a short time....but you wouldn't believe me, lol My teenagers are 19 & 21 and tonight they are lucky not to be sleeping in the local park! However, after world war three they are now in their beds, sleeping like the angles i used to have, while i sit here trying to lower my blood pressure and wonder where the heck it all went wrong, lol,,,,,think it was the age of 12 or so, lol

lololol......god give me strength!!! or at the very least an IV drip to the off licence!!!!!!! lmao

I have 3 teenagers..... and i have given up ;)))))

HI ALL,IVE GOT 2X 8YRO BOYS,14 YRO GIRL,17YRO GIRL,18YRO GIRL,AND 6 OLDER STEP CHILDREN,7 GRANDCHILDREN, TEENAGES ARE FAR THE HARDES TO UNDERSTAND,THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT TIME HAS CHANGED SO MUCH SINCE WE WERE TEENAGES (IM ONLY 39). IM STRICKT,BUT VERY LOVING A FRIEND AND ADULT IN THERE LIFE,I DONT JUST SAY NO I EXPLAIN MY REASONS,I THINK ITS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HERE OUR MISTAKES,EVEN IF WE DONT THINK THEY ARE LISTENING. JUST TO BE THERE AND LISTEN (EVEN IF ITS NOT WHAT WE WANT TO HERE,)NO ITS NOT THE EASYEST THING BUT BEING A PARENT CAN BE REWARDING. I HAD A LIFE OF LIVING IN FOSTERCARE BIG FAMILIES AND SMALL,NICE AND BAD,THIS I THINK HELPS ME TO COPE AND MAYBE A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING. THERES TIME WHEN I JUST HAVE TO GET INTO MY GARDEN TO CLEAR MY HEAD,SOMETHINGS DO GET TO MUCH. YES ITS VERY TUFF,BUT MILLIONS BEFORE US AND MILLIONS AHEAD,BECOME A PARENT,GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

hiya Jill, Dont take it hun, dont let him have attitude towards you, my mum never let us give her attitude and if we did cor were we sorry for doing it! Even now that ive moved out if i give her attitude i would be sorry for it lol. Put ya foot down and make him sorry lol xx

i have a lot of give and take with him - with them all to be honest - but this constant moaning about everything is driving me nuts!!! lol

LOL!! I bet it is, mind you i was a bit of a moaner too (was haha) If he carries on moaning just say ok i give up i cant get it right im going on strike, go moan to someone else lol! That'll give him a shock hehe xx