How do you get on with you children

For the sake of balance

I love my children and get on great with them and we are close they don't live at home anymore and are adults doing their own thing. I had a very difficult relationship with one when she was a teenager I often wonder are these thing to do with personality as one is much more sunny natured and sociable and one is a bit more.. mo fein.. before anyone else in her personality.

mfceiling

They're 7, 5 and 4.

I'm the boss, they're like my employees.

mfceiling

mfceiling wrote: »

They're 7, 5 and 4.

I'm the boss, they're like my employees.

Do you see the different personalities emerging

stoneill

I get on grand. They leave me alone and I leave them alone.

maximoose

lolwut? I don't have children, silly OP.

mfceiling

mariaalice wrote: »

Do you see the different personalities emerging

Big time. Completely different people.

Eldest child feels responsible to be good and to please. Middle child has all the tendencies associated with being in the middle. Youngest one happy to be treated like a baby.

Akrasia

My kids are 4, 2 and 4 months old so my kids are still cute and innocent and they think I'm great.

In 10 years time, I suspect this might start to change.

Akrasia

mfceiling wrote: »

Big time. Completely different people.

Eldest child feels responsible to be good and to please. Middle child has all the tendencies associated with being in the middle. Youngest one happy to be treated like a baby.

Which one is your favourite? (I promise I won't tell anyone)

cotswolds

I call them the Ferals.

pharmaton

it feeds on my will to live and eats all my money and food

caustic 1

so far so good, teens now the craic is good.

Wacker The Attacker

I beat them like dogs

MadsL

Living on different continents has improved our relationship no end.

All joking aside, having her with me 5-6 weeks of the year and the rest of the time we are on the phone actually talking to each other.

BNMC

caustic 1 wrote: »

so far so good, teens now the craic is good.

:eek:

S28382

I can honestly say i have a brilliant relationship with my older boys (12, 10) and it stems from me being open and honest and communicating with them on a level that they understand, my daughter is only 4 months and she loves winding me up ill wait and see how i get on with her:D

DazMarz

The most wonderful sound in the world is the pitter patter of tiny feet...

Or the sound of complete and utter silence as you enjoy a Sunday lie-in, safe in the knowledge that you have no f*cking kids...

boobar

My kid's 5...I tell her I love her everyday and she tells me the same.

I think she's great and she's young and thinks I'm great too

But she'll turn into a teenager and I'll grow into a bigger duller fart and mortify her with my silly ways.

With luck we'll still be close...I hope so anyway

xXxkorixXx

my son is 2, he is a little sweetheart

lkionm

I rub mine off my hands more or less every day

S28382

lkionm wrote: »

I rub mine off my hands more or less every day

You do what?

Gran Hermano

Never see each other.
Never listen to me.
Never visit.
No presents for Christmas, birthdays, fathers day, etc.
Abortion is tough!

S28382

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Never see each other.
Never listen to me.
Never visit.
No presents for Christmas, birthdays, fathers day, etc.
Abortion is tough!

This thread just went out the window.

The Pheasant2

S28382 wrote: »

You do what?

I think; now I may be wrong here...but I think he's talking about ****

S28382

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

I think; now I may be wrong here...but I think he's talking about ****

Not a thing to have in ones mind eh

Mint Aero

I'm not allowed see my son

canadianwoman

My youngest son is 23....we get along great, like good friends. My oldest son is 29 and drives me nuts and not in a good way.

I love them both though.

clairefontaine

I'm staff.

Sometimes I'm the furniture too.

anncoates

Hopefully OK.

Have 5 and 3 year old boys.

I'm completely expressive and loving to them and they are my life and I adore them. I hope one day we'll all be pals but you can't let that get in the way of being a parent and that often means being a strict unyielding bollocks an awful lot of the time. I hate it sometimes but you're a parent first and being a friend is a bonus.

My own dad fell down on the emotion/loving side of things but was great on the strict/values side so hopefully I can combine both.

MadsL

Mint Aero wrote: »

I'm not allowed see my son

That just ain't right. Have you been to court?

NIMAN

Son of 4, we get on great.

Daughter of 2, getting on better, used to be a mummy's girl, now I'm growing on her.

Son of 6 weeks, doesn't care for me much at the minute, only interested in filling nappies.

All 3 will of course hate me at some point in the future, and think I'm an ass, that's guaranteed.

theholyghost

MadsL wrote: »

That just ain't right. Have you been to court?

Maybe that's the reason.

cotswolds

I really think it's been pointless. Just more beings to have to interact with.