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    Default New forum! Check in!

    Well we asked and they delivered!

    So how about a quick check in?

    I'm Karen from MA
    Joined BBB when pregnant with DS1 who is now 12 (7th grade)
    Ds2 is 10 (5th grade)

    Besides the usual stuff, we are currently dealing with bed wetting with DS1 as well as executive functioning issues (likely ADD) Nothing with DS2 except having a sibling with issues lol.
    Karen
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    Mom to 2 hockey-playing, Lego-loving boys DS1 2003 & DS2 2005

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    jren is offline Platinum level (1000+ posts)
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    I'm Jill from NC. DD is almost 12 (6th grade) with a younger brother in 1st grade. Dealing with her outright defiant attitude and trying to control my temper when she looks me right in the eye and backtalks me!

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    hellokitty is offline Pink Diamond level (15,000+ posts)
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    Hey, this is great! I didn't know that there was going to be a tween/teen board! I've been around for a while, changed usernames at one point, since I forgot what my original username was. My oldest is in 6th grade (middle school). Our biggest issue right now is that he is still disorganized about homework and assignments, and I feel like I have been working on this forever with him and he STILL.DOES.NOT.GET.IT! He is a good student, but due to disorganization, he forgets to bring home homework or turn in assignments and it has affected his grades due to him being careless or forgetful. Yes, the school has given them assignment calendars/planners since 3rd grade to use and he has always been rotten at utilizing it. The answer I get is always, "I forgot to write down the assignment." UGH. Otherwise, he has been more rude than usual since starting middle school... I think he has picked up that tween sass.

    I guess that I forgot that 10 yr olds fall under this category too! DS2 is 10, but so far there haven't been any tween type of issues.
    Last edited by hellokitty; 10-30-2015 at 10:15 PM.
    Mom to 3 LEGO Maniacs

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    sdjeppa is offline Silver level (200+ posts)
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    Quote Originally Posted by hellokitty View Post
    Hey, this is great! I didn't know that there was going to be a tween/teen board! I've been around for a while, changed usernames at one point, since I forgot what my original username was. My oldest is in 6th grade (middle school). Our biggest issue right now is that he is still disorganized about homework and assignments, and I feel like I have been working on this forever with him and he STILL.DOES.NOT.GET.IT! He is a good student, but due to disorganization, he forgets to bring home homework or turn in assignments and it has affected his grades due to him being careless or forgetful. Yes, the school has given them assignment calendars/planners since 3rd grade to use and he has always been rotten at utilizing it. The answer I get is always, "I forgot to write down the assignment." UGH. Otherwise, he has been more rude than usual since starting middle school... I think he has picked up that tween sass.
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    Ah! This is my son! We even have a computer program that gives us real time access to grades and assignments and he still forgets!

    Jenny from So Cal here...I'm a long time lurker/poster on the boards. DS1 is 12 and in 6th grade, DS2 is 5. Well into the tween moodiness too!

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    Globetrotter is offline Red Diamond level (10,000+ posts)
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    I hope this takes off! I was really feeling embarrassed about being on the BBB, but I can't seem to leave lol

    I have a 12 year old ds and dd is in 11th grade. Pinkmomagain, we too are in college mode - yikes!
    "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, "What? You, too? I thought I was the only one." C.S. Lewis

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    Neatfreak is offline Emerald level (3000+ posts)
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    I'm here, even if it's not very often! My oldest is 11 years old and in sixth grade, and I swear that back when I joined the diaper bag that everyone wanted was called and Ella Bag or something. Now my DD is hoping for Under Armour
    ~ Laura



    One in 2004 and the other one in 2008

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    anonomom is offline Diamond level (5000+ posts)
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    Hi all, I'm in semi-denial about this, but DD1 reminds me on a near-daily basis that she's almost a tween ( she turns 10 in December). My biggest challenge with her is trying to get her out of her own head. She seems to have regressed this school year, with both of her teachers mentioning that she appears not to be listening to them at all.

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    bigsis is offline Platinum level (1000+ posts)
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    Hey mamas! I have a 12yo DD and a 10yo DS. We have a lot to talk about!!!
    Lea

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    This is very exciting. I hope it takes off because it's a little crazy that I'm still on a "baby" board. I have a 19 yo in her sophomore year of college, a 16 yo who is a junior in high school, and my tween who just turned 10 and is in 5th grade. I guess right now my focus is on my 16 yo who is in the middle of driving lessons and is gearing up for SAT prep soon as she'll probably take it in the spring. She has ADHD and anxiety so there have been challenges. We are also starting to look at colleges for her. She will be going for Art and will need to develop a stellar portfolio. Looking forward to hearing what's going on for others!
    DD1 - 1996
    DD2 - 1999
    DD3 - 2005

    Surfaces are for working, not for storing. - Peter Walsh

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    bcafe is offline Sapphire level (2000+ posts)
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    My DD2 will soon be 13 and DS2 is 10.5 so we are in the thick of it. I have 2 that have already passed this stage too. It's so much fun!! .......

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