I've got a 13 year old girl, 10 year old boy and a 4 year old girl - if the younger two turn out to be like their older sister in their teenage years you'll find me in the local phsyciatric hospital!!
2007-02-19 02:11:23 · 29 answers · asked by julie g 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
HSMLuver - maybe when your a grown up with kids you'll understand. Of course I love my children.
2007-02-20 19:53:40 · update #1
Amen, sister, I have a 14 year old girl...and a 15 yr old step-son...he is much easier.... I don't know if it is because he doesn't talk about his social life (so I don't have to stress about it as much). He is more or less into his friends and playing sports and games, she on the other hand is all about girly stuff.... Very emotional and full of selfishness only seen in a teenage girl. I really hope my 8 yr old son is as easy as the 15 yr old or I may be your roommate at the nuthouse!
2007-02-19 02:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
With my 2 step children, our boy was definitely much calmer & easier to live with than his sister. They're are 18 & 20 now & my step daughter can still be moody & ignorant,but is better than a few years ago. I guess all teenagers are different & there are no set rules. It's always worse with the oldest child, fear not I'm sure you'll cope with your younger children as they become little adults. When your oldest girl gets to 17 years old & the younger ones do get too much for you at times I reckon you should let their big sister look after them, so you can take time out. I bet she'll soon feel guilty for the stress she caused you when she was a early teen.
2007-02-19 16:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by ROGER E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL I feel your pain, YES, little girls seem to be soooo much harder than little boys. Sure, little boys have their moments as well, but little girls become soooo emotional and moody it's almost unbearable. I think when they turn 13 or 14 is when it seems to start. You can't say or do anything without 'embaressing' them and they know everything there is to know about life, not to mention they are completely defiant with anything you ask them to do. I think mine would give me heck over what type of dinner i cooked. There wasn't a single thing i could do that made her happy. And unfortunately this went on until she was a senior in highschool, but hang in there, make it past this stage and she'll become your best friend once she realizes your not her enemy.
2007-02-19 10:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by amanda m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Mum always says that if i'd have been born first (I have an older brother) then she wouldn't have had anymore,that girls are bloody terrible teens!! I would have to say I agree and so do most parents of teens I know,girls are a nightmare usually but settle down as they approach 18/19,boys on the otherhand start their little 'stage' around 17/18 and carry it on into their mid-20's...my older brother was a little swine once he left school etc...
2007-02-19 13:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by munki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard more people say that boys are easier than girls. My son is 13, and daughter 7. Really, they don't do anything that I didn't do when I was a kid. The shreiking by my daughter drives me nuts, but I chalk it up to pay back time for me. As a teacher I know that you have to have high, yet realistic goals set for both yourself and your kids. You also have to have CONSISTENT followthrough. Reward what you like and punish what is unacceptable.
2007-02-19 10:16:43 · answer #5 · answered by jjhull03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends i'm a 14 year old girl and yes anno i'm whiney sometimes but my 18 year old brother gets more physical when angry and my mum gets too scared of him. I agree we both get our own ways alot but i think it depends what you are looking for - a girl can be super girly n want everything, be very emotional or be shy and quiet whilst boys can be - rough n tumble, studious or moan about everything so it really depends on personality so if you really knew and cared about your children you won't need to ask this question because you should know all their traits by now!
2007-02-20 19:56:54 · answer #6 · answered by HSMLuver 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well boys are just...they have Lot's of energy, and use it in the wrong way. Girls can control them selves. By the time a boy gets between 12 and 20, he should become a man,and act more responsibly..
2007-02-19 11:37:56 · answer #7 · answered by autumnmhayes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol I have an 18 year old daughter and 14 year old son>I worry about her cause i know what I was like as a bloke at that age But my son gets in more **** and i say "Well I was like that at his age"They are both good kids and much more sensible in somethings than I was but i still talk to them about issues they have and i think they see me as a cool dad
2007-02-19 10:25:58 · answer #8 · answered by tomcat9139 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was younger, my older sister and I were the "good" children and my younger brother was the wild child. He got in all sorts of trouble. In some families it's different. It really just depends on the child.
2007-02-19 10:18:24 · answer #9 · answered by Amanda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
girls- usually ignore their parents and younger siblings. scream all the time. moody, sarcastic and have a temper. likes to slam doors and roll eyes all the time
boys- usually destructive or wanting to try more things. one of my teachers had a girl and boy. the girl was sarcastic and moody. had a temper but the boy was climbing on roofs in the middle of the night. kfc to be exact.
i would say they're both hard to live with.
2007-02-19 15:23:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋