tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post3653451364047648134..comments2023-09-19T12:03:00.562+01:00Comments on Jane Purcell: Freelance Mum: Boy TroubleJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329937118727831213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-10446938826300864592009-09-25T18:48:28.179+01:002009-09-25T18:48:28.179+01:00Having raised three sons (and one daughter) to be ...Having raised three sons (and one daughter) to be high-achieving adults I can tell you that you're doing the right thing with your son.<br /><br />I have to say, though, that as an American, I'm beginning to suspect that the Reading Festival your son wants to attend doesn't have anything to do with books.Paul Lambhttp://www.paullamb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-61695891690797161562009-09-23T20:37:40.105+01:002009-09-23T20:37:40.105+01:00Poor you! i agree with Andrew - you're obvious...Poor you! i agree with Andrew - you're obviously doing a good job. He is angry because he knows he has to do what you say. Though the thundering of a teenage boy can be scary (you want to try being in a room with 30 of them; pity the teacher) it's because he knows you're right. Don't be cowed into giving in when you have the upper hand. Another 9 months and he'll either be out or asleep all summer and you can relax!Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-8351246420206025812009-09-23T15:32:09.142+01:002009-09-23T15:32:09.142+01:00Your post made me fear the future. I thought Jake ...Your post made me fear the future. I thought Jake turning the oven on and off was challenging...<br /><br />PS I go to young Andrew Tibbs above for all my domestic moaning. He's rather good.Product Placementhttp://www.productplacementtheblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-4799938369492122612009-09-23T12:34:41.693+01:002009-09-23T12:34:41.693+01:00Hmm, interesting, and I feel for you, but is it a ...Hmm, interesting, and I feel for you, but is it a good idea to be writing candidly about your son in your blog after the whole Julie Myerson thing??Michael Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170302599006273553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-63771271764611345112009-09-23T09:54:30.142+01:002009-09-23T09:54:30.142+01:00There is a foot sized dent in a door upstairs in m...There is a foot sized dent in a door upstairs in my mother's house from one such discussion. Gosh my three brothers gave her hell sometimes when I think about it. But she always had a friends to laugh about it after...which made her feel better, a little bit. <br /><br />They a nice to her all the time now. <br /><br />:-)Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/12932046088940051078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-73206344066730176032009-09-21T09:07:55.776+01:002009-09-21T09:07:55.776+01:00I have a boy and sometimes I feel so angry and fru...I have a boy and sometimes I feel so angry and frustrated I find I need a punchbag myself. <br />'Why have you got a detention for RE?'<br />'I didn't bring a photo into school.'<br />'But we have 10 albums full of photos of you from birth to last week.'<br />PAUSE<br />He looks at me with eyes full of pity...<br />'Oh mum, it's not as easy as that.'<br />'The words - You Wouldn't Understand' are always a sigh away with my son ...and who knows, perhaps I don't?Helen Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765832070235249081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-74324233621973474632009-09-19T10:51:21.995+01:002009-09-19T10:51:21.995+01:00Thank you Andrew. The idea of making a copy of th...Thank you Andrew. The idea of making a copy of the ticket is excellent! But as you say, the important thing is to follow through on what you say. Sigh.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329937118727831213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-83426020480908921242009-09-18T22:46:20.434+01:002009-09-18T22:46:20.434+01:00Good for you. You've obviously brought him up ...Good for you. You've obviously brought him up well because he's obeying your grounding. He's got to learn sometime. Maybe you should make a copy of the ticket and threaten him with tearing it up. Or snip bits off it everytime he does wrong - send it in the post in an unmarked envelope till he takes the hint.<br /><br />Remember, all worth it at the end of the day when he gets a good job and takes you out to lunch because you made him work that wee bit harder.Andrew Tibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592514889321509283noreply@blogger.com