Where has my 12yo son's brain gone???

[padams]

I am SO happy to hear that there are other boys like mine. DS 14 is just going through puberty this year. I have seriously considered getting him tested for ADD because it's as if he has lost his brain. He had been such a smart boy before those hormones kicked in.

 

[Tinkh]

I can not begin to tell you how happy that I am to find these kinds of threads lol. I literally have been ready to cry over how stressed mine makes me some days.

Here is an example of our conversation.

Me. "What class ring do you like?"
Him. "None."
Me "Do you want one?"
Him "Sure"
Me. "What class ring do you want."
Him "huh?"
Me " Let's go the school is having a presentation tonight and we get your ring sized there. Maybe, you will figure out what you want.
Him. MOM, I can't ugh. I have plans with Emily (his gfriend)
Me. "Give me the book, I will order on-line instead. Just DO NOT FORGET TO GET YOUR FINGER SIZED. I repeat do not forget to get finger sized at lunch tomorrow at the JOSTENS table. Do you follow?"
Him. "What the heck???? You think I am an idiot. Why do you repeat everything so many times?"
Me Next morning. "Jacob, don't forget to size your finger at lunch."
Him. "What the heck mom? How many times you going to tell me? Love you bye!"
Me after school. "What size was your finger?"
Him. "Huh?"

 

[maslex]

I can SOOOOO relate!!!! I have a major air-headed 13yr old boy. Here was a conversation we had a few weeks ago.....

ME: (cutting coupons at the kitchen table)...."Hey, do you like these frozen chicken nuggets?" (I don't normally buy stuff like that but figured he might like them)

HIM: "Huh?"

ME: "DO. YOU. LIKE. THESE. FROZEN. NUGGETS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

HIM: (Looking at me like I had 9 heads) "Um HELLOOOOO, I like my chicken nuggets cooked, NOT straight out of the freezer" And then rolls his eyes and huffs & puffs while walking away.

SERIOUSLY?

 

[Tinkh]

I can SOOOOO relate!!!! I have a major air-headed 13yr old boy. Here was a conversation we had a few weeks ago.....

ME: (cutting coupons at the kitchen table)...."Hey, do you like these frozen chicken nuggets?" (I don't normally buy stuff like that but figured he might like them)

HIM: "Huh?"

ME: "DO. YOU. LIKE. THESE. FROZEN. NUGGETS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

HIM: (Looking at me like I had 9 heads) "Um HELLOOOOO, I like my chicken nuggets cooked, NOT straight out of the freezer" And then rolls his eyes and huffs & puffs while walking away.

SERIOUSLY?

LOL!!!! Oh my goodness. To heck with the Hollywood writers, we just need to tell what our kids do.

 

[czycropper]

I can SOOOOO relate!!!! I have a major air-headed 13yr old boy. Here was a conversation we had a few weeks ago.....

ME: (cutting coupons at the kitchen table)...."Hey, do you like these frozen chicken nuggets?" (I don't normally buy stuff like that but figured he might like them)

HIM: "Huh?"

ME: "DO. YOU. LIKE. THESE. FROZEN. NUGGETS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

HIM: (Looking at me like I had 9 heads) "Um HELLOOOOO, I like my chicken nuggets cooked, NOT straight out of the freezer" And then rolls his eyes and huffs & puffs while walking away.

SERIOUSLY?

 

[padams]

I can SOOOOO relate!!!! I have a major air-headed 13yr old boy. Here was a conversation we had a few weeks ago.....

ME: (cutting coupons at the kitchen table)...."Hey, do you like these frozen chicken nuggets?" (I don't normally buy stuff like that but figured he might like them)

HIM: "Huh?"

ME: "DO. YOU. LIKE. THESE. FROZEN. NUGGETS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

HIM: (Looking at me like I had 9 heads) "Um HELLOOOOO, I like my chicken nuggets cooked, NOT straight out of the freezer" And then rolls his eyes and huffs & puffs while walking away.

SERIOUSLY?

You are all making me feel so much better. Thank you!!!!

 

[joviroxx]

OK, Im feeling a bit better right now. I swear my DS left his brain somewhere.. but like everything, he doesnt now how or where cause he can't remember....

If I have to have the following conversation one more time..

ME: " Where is your (insert subject here) book? Dont you have homework?"
HIM: "In my backpack" ,
ME": "Well, its not here"
HIM: " It has to be there, I REMEMBER putting it in. I KNOW I put it in my backpack"
ME: " Well you MUST be remembering something else"

Next Day:
ME: Was your book at school?"
HIM: " Oh yeah, I guess I didnt put it in my backpack"

He REMEMBERS doing everything, he never did!! Amazing how that works..

Now, ask him what the scores of the last weeks NFL games......

 

[golfgal]

We have a wireless printer but if it is connected to the computer you have to set the print status on "USB". DS15 had to print out some homework and couldn't get it to print. I asked if the print setting was on USB vs Network-

"um, I don't know where that is".

I said it is in a dropdown box right under where it says "print".

"Oh, where is that"

"on the page that pops up when you select "print"

"I can't find it"

I go downstairs and show him where is is and print.

Now, keep in mind I have shown him this AT LEAST 10 times since we got the printer

"I didn't know what you were talking about"

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT LISTENING

I find I have better luck with these things if I make them repeat back to me what I said (for important things).

 

[agnes!]

Maybe we should start charging our kids every time we have to repeat something because they weren't listening the first/second/third/"whatever Mom" time...

agnes!

 

[FayeW]

I feel your pain. My son will be 14 next month, and I am fairly sure he's been sitting on his brain for the last several months. I remember telling him a few years ago that I hoped he would always be a nice boy, and not turn into a jerk when he was teenager. He asked why I thought he could turn into a jerk, and I said "Sometimes when boys become teenagers, their brains and their manners fall out of their heads and into their butts". Sometimes mine is just a jack ***.

 

[Robinrs]

Maybe we should start charging our kids every time we have to repeat something because they weren't listening the first/second/third/"whatever Mom" time...

agnes!

I'd be WEALTHY!!

My son has his head stuck up this GIRL who is the only thing that matters in life right now. I could repeat something 12 times and he'll only hear it if I add HER name.

Michael, turn off the light


Mike, turn off the light



Micheal,(insert girl name) said turn off the light.

Huh? Okay.

 

[Magpie]

Thank you SO much for the hilarious stories, everyone! It's incredibly reassuring to know that my son isn't the only one who's suddenly misplaced his brain, on reaching adolescence.

It's amazing how focussed he was last night, playing his new video game with his buddies...

Now, for me, the trick is going to be convincing my mother that the boy is normal. She's never had anything to do with raising boys, and she keeps calling me to offer advice. Some of it is good, but I wish she'd understand that the real solution is just going to be time and maturity.

 

[Robinrs]

Thank you SO much for the hilarious stories, everyone! It's incredibly reassuring to know that my son isn't the only one who's suddenly misplaced his brain, on reaching adolescence.

It's amazing how focussed he was last night, playing his new video game with his buddies...

Now, for me, the trick is going to be convincing my mother that the boy is normal. She's never had anything to do with raising boys, and she keeps calling me to offer advice. Some of it is good, but I wish she'd understand that the real solution is just going to be time and maturity.

My mother and my sister have never raised boys, either so I understand. I had the exact opposite problem, they think everything he does is SOOOOO adorable... ... uhh NOT!

 

[Magpie]

Today (cold, overcast, breezy day)-

My son beat the school bus home today. "I walked home," he says. "No homework. I'm going to go play Halo now."

"Wonderful!" I said. "Walking is good healthy exercise. But, um... why are you wearing your gym shorts?"

He looks down at his bare knees with a puzzled expression on his face. "I guess I forgot to change."

"So that means your jeans are still at school?"

"Yeah, I guess... Can I go play Halo now? My friends are waiting for me."

I think I can be pretty sure he doesn't have a girlfriend!

 

[horseshowmom]

The posters on this thread need to check out today's "Blondie" comic strip. Apparently, you're not alone.

http://www.blondie.com/strip.php

If you don't look at it today (the 15th), be sure to click on the 15th on the calendar when you get to the page.