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socal78

socal78

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My son turns 10 tomorrow.

I can't believe it.

I find myself repeating things like:

"He will be a teenager in just 3 years."

"He is more than halfway grown." - This one is what sets off the waterworks.

"He will be an adult in just 8 years."

I don't feel old enough to have any of the above. And by modern standards, I'm not. But that doesn't stop the, "Crap! I'm OLD!!" feelings when I repeat those lines either out loud or just to myself, in my head.

It's true what they say - "They grow so fast". Just when you get used to one particular age / stage your kids are at, they move on. It's also true the older you get, the more quickly time seems to move.

I'm getting old and I'm not ready for any of this.
 
IrvineHousewife said:
@SoCal  That was, by far, the sweetest post I've read on TI. Your son is lucky to have a parent like you.
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How nice, thank you!  :) I am truly the one who is blessed. He astounds me every day with how smart, funny(!), considerate, and handsome he is. I always wanted boys -- he surpasses my expectations. Not to mention I am blessed to have two of 'em. It's funny - I always thought 2 boys sounded kind of chaotic. When they were babies, I had strangers telling me they were going to be "jumping up & down on the hood of my car" before I know it! Gosh, people make it sound like boys are these destructive little monsters. I was scared! But it's really so much easier than I heard it would be. I don't know why!!! They're like these mature little people. Nothing like I expected at all! Not sure how I got so lucky! I really could not ask for better kids!!  :)

I read in another thread that you are expecting. Congratulations. Do you know the gender?
 
I read in another thread that you are expecting. Congratulations. Do you know the gender?
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Thank you for the congrats! Yes we are expecting a girl any day now.

Boys are so wonderful, they do get a bad rap. My sister has two boys and the oldest turns 10 next week. I forwarded her your post and it set off her waterworks. I'm going to try to enjoy every little second...even the tough ones.

 
Time has flown since I started this thread. Still in disbelief. My son is 11 today.

I have a pre-teen. It feels silly writing "pre-teen" when he is already taller than half of his friend's... PARENTS!! O_O Those Scandinavian genes on both sides are kicking in. I think he's going to be a big guy.

Stop this train, I wanna get off.  :'(

Can't believe when I first joined IHB back in the day & met some of you, he had just finished preschool, was heading into Kindy. Now he will be starting 6th grade in the fall. Only one year 'til junior high.  :o 
 
If you start a new thread when your kid turns 18, best believe Test will pt you back to this one.
 
USCTrojanCPA said:
Does he have a girlfriend?
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He's still at the age where all the boys pretty much want nothing to do with girls. That goes for him and his friends. When I press him on the issue, he gets really embarrassed, won't discuss it.

However, it is quite the opposite of how the girls feel about the boys right now. There are 2 girls we know of who have a crush on him currently. One of them is VERY forward about it. She is always hugging him and says he is her boyfriend / future husband. When she sees my younger son, she screams in front of the entire class, "There's my future brother-in-law!" When she sees me, she says, "There's my future Mom!" She is extremely out-going and is the class clown which may explain away some of it but she has also has behaved inappropriately, which I do not appreciate whatsoever!!! My son tries to get away from her & says he wants nothing to do with her but she won't keep away. I didn't think I'd have to worry about that, being the mother of a boy and not a girl.  >:( She also said something vulgar to him which shocked me.

The other girl is a lot more shy about it. She is from China. She plays violin and is a freaking kid genius with that thing. When he is around, she is a huge show-off, she plays music for him. She will find any reason to cross paths with him. At least she is more reserved unlike the other chick so I won't have to worry about this one.

I've noticed the girls these days are very forward. We've had a situation like this every year since he was in 1st grade! One girl chased him to my car when I picked him up in 2nd grade and was saying, "Don't go! Wait with me!" I'm like -- "WTH. Get in the car!" The girl gave him her phone number on a piece of paper and said to call her . At that age, he wasn't even using the phone! The next day, she wouldn't speak to him and instead of sitting next to him at lunch like she always did, she refused to look at him. He asked why. It's because he didn't call her. WTH?! She could pass for a 30 year old. LOL.
 
Tell him to go for the Chinese girl. This is also known as The Qwerchete Manuever.

And he won't have to worry about financing a house because his in-laws will FCB it for him.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
Tell him to go for the Chinese girl. This is also known as The Qwerchete Manuever.

And he won't have to worry about financing a house because his in-laws will FCB it for him.
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But the aggressive one is half Mexican & half white... Qwerty might be conflicted on which one to endorse!
 
SoCal said:
irvinehomeowner said:
Tell him to go for the Chinese girl. This is also known as The Qwerchete Manuever.

And he won't have to worry about financing a house because his in-laws will FCB it for him.
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But the aggressive one is half Mexican & half white... Qwerty might be conflicted on which one to endorse!
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oh man that is a tough one, half mexican/white vs full blooded asian.  my heart says the half white/mexican but my brain is telling me 100% asian. the mexican part is going to ensure that girl is a bigger girl after she has kids, while the asian girl will likely revert back to her pre-pregnancy weight.  the asian girl will likely result in housing assistance when they are older but having to deal with the asian parents would be a drawback vs the white/mexican parents.  tough call but i gotta go with 100% asian. plus white/asian kids tend to be pretty cute.
 
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