is your DS15 starting with the mouth?

[newholidayx2]

OMG! Mickey take me away!
I really dont feel like arguing w/him

 

[badblackpug]

Your waited until 15? Lucky, lucky, lucky! We starte with "the mouth" at 11!

 

[tanyaandallie]

I was going to say the same as pp. My niece is almost 11 and she is sooooooooooo full of attitude!

 

[LgTmDisFan]

14 to 15 seems to be the age for boys it was for ours, 11-12 for girls with a few exceptions like our now DGr 9 the drama queen.

The best advice I can give to live through this with a little piece of mind left is remember if it can't kill them or mame them, take as much time as you need to answer them (never let them see you get flustered) as that is what they are looking for. Or DS is now 25 has a great job and call us at least once a week (also served 4yr airforce). Time will heal most thing except thing said in the heat of the moment. (They never forget angry words.) DD's are doing great call or see them 4 times a week at least.

By the way they turn back into the kids you knew when they were young at about 22-23

best of magic wishes for you and yours

 

[Cyntillations]

We've got one daughter (14) who's had the mouth for a couple years. Oldest daughter (17) never really got the mouth. Oldest son (13) has it a little, but doesn't mouth off very often. He's usually very quiet and easy-going. Youngest son (3 tomorrow!) is copying DD14's mouth sometimes, but as any mother knows, that can easily be corrected because he's so young.

The biggest problem we have is that all three of the older ones have the mouth with each other! Soooo freakin stressful! And we're planning a 16 to 20 hour road trip in a mini van!

 

[debjoisme]

Oh Lord, does this bring back memories~~~~~~~~~~I thought that the talking under his breath, and the rolling of the eyes would send my son to the moon!!!! It was very hard dealing with it as a single parent, but believe me when I say it will get better. My son is now 30 and has a 4 yeard old son of his own. Talk about pay backs ~~~~~But really they snap out of that know it all period and actually become responsible adults. The best advise someone once told me was "Words can cut deep, but hugs go right to the heart"
Stay strong.
Debbie

 

[raysnkaysmom]

Yeah...I'm lookin forward to a boy...My 11 yr old DD is lucky she has lips left!! LOL
And..it doesn't help she has a 7 yr old sister who likes to mimick her!!!

 

[smylie1]

OMGosh, I was just talking to a friend of mine about this! DS13 had been wanting an iPod for awhile. His class was getting ready to go on a week-end field trip to Atlanta which is about 5 hours from here. I asked DS if he still needed an iPod.
He said " well, I don't NEED one."
I said, " I know you don't need one to survive, but do you still want one to take on your trip?"
His reply, "yeah, but I don't NEED it."
What the' ???

Then, the day before the trip he asked if we could go to Barnes and Noble so he could get a Halo book to read on the way. So we did. The morning of the trip, I told him not to forget his book. He said," just put it in the suitcase"
I said, " I thought you wanted to read it on the way?'

He said, "No just pack it"
I said, "when do you plan on reading it? You're not going to be in the room enought to read so why even bother taking it?" I packed it thinking "whatever "

When we got in the car go to the school (they were leaving at 6:45 am!), he starts fumbling around trying to dig it out of the suitcase. I didn't say anything or act like I noticed what he was doing. I guess it was all because I had reminded him about the book.

Geez what's going on! What kills me is that he doesn't even realize I shelled out $200 for the iPod and made a last minute out-of-the-way tip to B&N just so he'd have a good time on his trip which cost $380 just to go on! Yes, I know he's only 13 and his brain doesn't work that way yet, but come on!

 

[Disneylush]

I LOVE kids this age!!! I am a Youth Minister to 6-12 graders and I hear this stuff all the time! Here are a few things I tell my parents.

This is all about power and control ... who has it and who wants it.

At age 13 they are just starting to get on the on ramp to the expressway of adulthood and they want the gas pedal and you want the break pedal!

remember no good conversation happens at midnight in the front entryway!

Please fell free to PM if you have questions / want help. I am not a doctor just a mom who loves middle school and high school kids so much she went to school and made it her job.