which is worse terrible 2s or terrible teens

[mandyc66]

there seems to be no reosoning with either!!
Actually the 2 year old maybe is a bit easier!! At least you can distract them!
Are there many mums of teenagers on here, all threads seem to have stopped!

[ggglimpopo]

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[potty1]

Teenagers are far worse - can't put them on the naughty step for starters - and they cost you more both in monetary terms, worry lines and grey hair.

Love 'em

[QueenEagle]

Give me my 13 yo dd anyday. She is lovely and really helpful with my 2 yo ds. Maybe I've got it all to come!

In 3 years time I will have 3 hormonal teenagers under one roof as well as two toddlers. Should I emigrate now?

[mandyc66]

I have a 14, 12 and 10 year old plus a 2.5 and 8months
one girl amongst them and she is the hardest!!!

[QueenEagle]

Mandy - yours are very similar to mine.

I have dd aged 13 and ds's aged 11, 9, 2.5 and 6mths.

Hardest individual is oldest ds and hardest combination is older two ds's.

dd is pretty easy going.

[Milliways]

I have a 14yr DD (& a 9yr DS). We have our moments, but basically thet are great kids. My worst problem is the 2 of them continually winding each other up.

We have just had a weekend with a Virtual Baby - give me a teenager anytime

[chenin]

Give me terrible 2's anytime!! At least they can't argue for Britain!! My dd1 has outstanding powers of reasoning, a memory like an elephant, - I can't fob her off with anything, she remembers anything I have idly said in passing. She should be a politician because she has an answer for everything!! It is hard but rewarding and I have two teenage dds!

[chenin]

BTW they are 16 and 13!

[mandyc66]

I know they remember everything. should have no probs passing exams with flying colours...oh thats different!!
Dont get me wrong I love them all soooo much but they wind each other up and wind me up sometimes too. DD is going through an awful stage but I take comfort in knowing it will pass!!!

[fostermum]

give me teens anyday!you can talk to them and know they understand even if they ignor you!

[almostanangel]

teens!! are worse you can put twos to bed!

[fostermum]

but then they want water and toilet and things you send a teen to bed they go out window and dont want nothing

[almostanangel]

lol

[fostermum]

and with tots you have to be so careful over keeping them warm enough or not to warm where as with a teen if there cold they will light a fire and if too hot streak down main road!

[fostermum]

bit of a sod when fire is in the bedroom

[suedonim]

I'm on my third teenager, a just-18yo dd. I've survived two ds's who are both now in their 20's and have dd2 still to come; she's 9 and I suspect will be the worst of the lot. Dh and I will be in our dotage by then so we may offload her onto her lucky, lucky siblings!

[suedonim]

Oh, I forgot - ds1 is now 30! So that's one child in single figures, one in their teens, one in their 20's and one in their 30's!! Good grief!!!!

[mandyc66]

I think little ones are easier. Especially when you have older ones too. They all have there moments good and bad though dont they.At least little ones dont turn there music up full blast and grunt!!!!

[Tortington]

teens are far worse - my 15 year old has been arrested for breaking a window playing catch!, een the victim of a sever attack and he got a broken nose - this is part of a police investigation, i have to drill into him the value of gainful employment and how sitting on his skinny arse is not an option this time next year. he has been stopped by the police just for looking erm...well ermm...like a teenager, he is not allowed to wear a hoodie and he is not allowed to be in a gang as defined by the govt - which means that if he and his 12 year old brother and 12 yr old sister were all dressed like teenagers walking down the road - they could be split up !!! eh?

then there is sex. girlfriends. parties. and the 'my mum is as thick as sh*t' syndrome. the sneaking in - the sneaking out. the checking if they are indeed in bed at night and telling them not to smoke upstairs out of the window becuase it looks vile, and i don't want my posessions burnt down.

then there is the 'are you stoned tonight' test and the ensuing argument where he swears on my life your life the popes life his brothers life, his siters life ..yes and even the dogs poor poor life.

theres the condom talk, the dont get someone pregnant talk, the giving him the condoms you bought for him - reminding him that this isn't permission but that your not right partial to screaming brats so if he gets someone up the duff he's on his own thank you as i have done my bit and am not not not not never ever ever doing it again.

and theres the ringing social services begging them to take him away and beng told he is my responsability until he is 18. that;s 18, i repeat 18. why the f8ck do they not pay you child f8cking benefit until 18 then eh eh eh eh?

[mandyc66]

do you want to get something off your chest!!!!
You never know what to do for the best do you?
Just hope you are getting it right.

[Caligula]

Blimey Custy, so your DS is responsible for the demise of JP2!

You are making me so look forward to my kids being teenagers...

[potty1]

Tough times custardo?

[hatstand]

can you lot stop right now please. those of us with littlies need to believe it gets better otherwise we'd all give up now. although I heard a rumour that apparently it's not possible to resign from this job

[mandyc66]

my son has asked me to get him a c card. think this was to shock! Said I would go with him to get one and did he need condoms anyway? Gave him the dont trust girls its safe routine!!!
I said sex should be something u do with someone you really care about.
He said dont be daft its like a sport and the more you practice the better you get!!
Taking his advice!! poor dh!!!!

[fostermum]

there both lovely in there own way,but at my stage of life i enjoy the teens more,think of them as a game. outwitting them,everyturn and it can be quite fun, afterall they cant come up with an excuse,lie,or just fantasy that i never used at there age