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ETA: he insists he never smoked it...he just told his friends he did so he would be 'cool'. I don't really believe him 100 percent as he lied about a bunch of other things in the same incident. He's still grounded. __________________________________________________ _____________________ I just found out. He was smoking it next door with the neighbour's...

My ds is 17 1/2. It's getting harder and harder for me to tell if his friends are teens or adults. It freaks me out a little to think of him hanging around with adults. He does have some friends in the 18-20 range that I know and they are all really good people. It's the new friends I don't know who look older that freak me out, I guess. Would an adult want to ...

I hope this is a good place for this...I want to make Christmas gifts for DH's nieces who are 15 & 19. I'd prefer to sew something, but I'd be open to other suggestions as well. I was thinking maybe I could make them iPod holders in their favorite colors. Would that be a gift your teenage girls would like? Or does anyone have any other suggestions? I do have...

in front of his friend today. DS has his friend staying the night. it is just me, DD and them. we are all sitting at the table eating dinner when they start talking about girls and stuff. they know they can tell me stuff and i give them real-world advice. i am not sure what preceded this statement as i am still in shock. DS said "like that time i walked in on ...

My dd is 12, 5'8", muscular arms and legs, wears a size 12 in womens shoes. Okay, so her height has always been an issue. In pre K and K she was at least a head taller than all others. It just goes on from there. On top of that she is very intelligent and was put in the gifted program, teachers always letting her tutor others. Not only that but she hardly ever ...

I had no idea where to put this post, so since the bed is for my tween, I figured I'd stick it here! Her room is on the smaller side (10' x 11.5') and I was thinking it might be nice for her to have some more space in her room since she's getting older. She has also mentioned that she would love a larger bed (she has a twin size now). I was considering one of ...

My 14 yo dd had a boyfriend. We have not forbidden the boy/girl friend thing, so I'm not sure why it is a secret. Here is how I found out - I was napping with 14 mo ds. The teens came home from school and were talking. Ds #1 said something to her about his not knowing until last Friday. Anyway, later, I was talking to ds#1, he told me that he was very ...

Just got the news today that all three of my boys need braces immediately. Two of them need palatal expanders as well. Since this is going to require a great deal of work from me - particularly since my youngest is 8 and I anticipate the palatal expander is going to be very rough for him - I am trying to get a sense of how much work is involved in maintenance ...

Is this a normal thing for someone to say? I can't get into a lot of details, but a teenaged boy I know (not ds1) has said this twice that I know of in the last couple of weeks. I was told by his mom that it's not serious, it's "just the words he uses to let me know when he's upset about something", but I really have trouble believing that. Does this seem like ...

My almost 13dd is wearing a size 7.5- I only wear a 6 or 6.5- how long is she going to keep going??? She also gained 20 lbs since last august- 79 to just under 100- in one year- SLOW DOWN SISTER !!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not ready for this- she was just a baby!!