Irritating grandchildren

Eldest DGS is now my height, and patted me on the head ( with great delight) the other day.?

My 10-year-old GS is a great improvement on his earlier self. He can hold a sensible conversation, has a great vocabulary but can't spell! He has always been adept at getting his older brother into trouble which he himself has created! However, he's much less aggressive than he once was and is turning out to be a promising rugby player - he certainly has the physique. He likes a cuddle and has a hug like a grizzly bear.

He's ten, Eglantine. It seems ten year old boys are very different from ten year old girls.
We're expecting soon-to-be ten DGS to arrive soon - batten down the hatches!

Whereas soon-to-be ten DGD sits writing stories, puppet plays which she performs for us etc

How old is she watermeadow? If she's 25+ it could be irritating I suppose.

I can remember rolling around on friend's double bed, both of us aged about 14, and giggling and giggling at nothing in particular, singing daft songs etc.

How old were the Goons when they sang the Ying Tong Song?

Yes, niggly know what you mean, and Grandma’s house won’t always be such a draw when they are older.
Boys are very energetic, my younger DGS has things that come apart in his hands (my vases mostly) and doors are flung open with gusto, bash!
DGD enjoys wiping chocolatey hands on towels before washing.

My 10 year old grandson is a dear little boy, but he is slightly quaint little soul, we get the baby voice on occasions, Johnny head in air?!! but he loves Peter Rabbit, Wind in the Willows, Water rats Picnic etc and loves being read to. He is immensely affectionate, small for his age and very different to his two sisters. I just love him to bits, and our baby won't stay a baby for ever so I relish every moment of him!

Ours is just eleven and most of the time he is absolutely fine and sensible - then he will have moments of pure toddler silliness that make you want to tear your hair out! If I didn’t know he isn’t alone in this behaviour I would worry about it, but I remember my son having his moments at the same age!

Love them to bits!
The boys are at the stage of those schoolboy jokes and 3 year-old DGD tries so hard to keep up with them !

Yes - I know what you mean - one of my little ones has started talking in a baby voice since starting school. You have to grit your teeth and tell yourself it is a passing phase - she does not do it at school. This too will pass. We make a point of ignoring it. Keep on ing!

I expect its all the energy they use up, doing kung fu moves, jumping, running, and generally getting on my wick!

And they just get bigger and hungrier!

He's ten, Eglantine. It seems ten year old boys are very different from ten year old girls.

How old is he, Misadventure? Have you got to the bit where they accidentally wrench the doors off the kitchen cupboards or throw the garage door off its runners when they open it? Ah, the sudden muscles of teenage boys?

I find boys very 'boisterous' I suppose, is the word.
We play cards, and I spend half the time watching him punching the cushions, flinging himself around like a maniac, etc.

I love it when my teenage GD has some fun playing like she did when she was younger. Plenty of time to be a grown up. I love being part of her games and am so pleased she still likes doing the same things we did years ago. Playing being rabbits or puppy's with silly voices. It means she trusts us not to laugh at her. She's a very good student and doing really well at school. I think it's nice for her to be a child again. Too much pressure to grow up quickly these days.

Watermeadow - I myself do quite a lot of teeth gritting!

That’s the idea Oopsa let it all out! ?

When I was under 14 it was, then reality kicked in, I was born after the war, so it was a sunny childhood.
Seems that children are stressed out at school as soon as they start with constant testing.
Sometimes I would like to lay on the floor and kick my legs around, although DH would probably call the paramedics!

Was it truly ever carefree?

Enjoy it watermeadow, it’s good that they are happy, mine are at the stage where they are studying, seemingly endlessly, for exams and they look so worried all the time. Growing up isn’t as carefree as it was when we were young.