Just talking to my granddaughter and ....

@celticeagle (167015)
Boise, Idaho
October 3, 2015 9:41pm CST
she was telling how cute my great grandson is now. He is in kindergarten and she says he is so cute with his backpack and bringing home homework. Ahhh! I remember when she was that age. She didn't have to go to kindergarten. She was given a test to see if she needed to and she scored clear off of the graph. She was also in the Gifted and Talented class while in grade school. She was a great kid up until she was about 13 or so. She is bi-polar and had behavioral issues. And I had guardianship of her. How about you? You have good kids who suddenly with teen age they changed on you? Or have they been about the same all through the years?
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
4 Oct 15
I think I'm in this category! LOL! Started really early in school, I was four then. Went through grades 4, 5, and 6 in two years. Was 10 years old when I started in high school. Graduated from college when I was only 18 years old. I was getting into trouble in high school and college but still managed to graduate on time.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
You were very fortunate then that even getting into trouble you were able to graduate. I imagine it was hard to be so young among all the older children.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
5 Oct 15
@ria1606roy yup, I did. It had its pros and cons.
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• Kolkata, India
4 Oct 15
woah....you graduated pretty fast!
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
4 Oct 15
I don't have any kids yet but I know that I'll never leave my kid's side no matter what they become when teens. Their age doesn't matter, you are always the guardian. You always have to be there to show the way of right and wrong and be their pillar for support.
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• Davao, Philippines
4 Oct 15
Nice words @ria1606roy.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
Very true no matter what we need to be there for our children to show them the right way and be their pillar of support.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
@Marcyaz .....It is good to have a plan before hand.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Oct 15
I have never had children and often wonder how different life may have been if I had.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
5 Oct 15
@celticeagle I am very sure that it would have been.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
Sounds like you will never know but they are a blessing although some times you could really strangle them.
@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
It could have been quite a bit different.
• United States
4 Oct 15
My son is a saint considering his health conditions. He has never given me any trouble or got in trouble either.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
Great that he is such a good son, we are both lucky, you with your one son and me with my four sons.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
@TiarasOceanView Wong place at the wrong time it is true as you never know.
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• United States
4 Oct 15
@Marcyaz It is a blessing Marcy..and I am not bragging about it because anyone can be in the wrong place at the wrong time, so I just consider it also the grace of God.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
4 Oct 15
I have no children, but my brother, who is very intelligent and was really kind until the age of about 18, is bipolar and from that age he has also behavioral issues.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
How do you deal with those behavioral issues, is he under a doctors care?
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
@LadyDuck ...My daughter is bi-polar. She was misdiagnosed. But when she was finally diagnosed correctly and found the right meds she is fine now.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
4 Oct 15
@Marcyaz He is a doctor! I believe that he can accept to talk with colleagues about his problem, but not to see a specialist.
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
4 Oct 15
Our son is on the autistic spectrum and had a terrible time at school, mostly because the staff did not have the skills to cope with someone who did not fit the mould. As a result he had precious little education from school but a great deal from what he picked up for himself from books and the Internet. He is now 22, does not have a single paper qualification despite his high intelligence, but has turned out just fine as a human being. I'm sure that he will make a success of his life just as long as people are prepared to let him do things his way. School just doesn't work for some people, and it is a mistake for governments to think that it does.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
Kids that our autistic are so misunderstood and no school is not for all kids. I am sure he is a fine human being and in time will find his way in life.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
5 Oct 15
@celticeagle I don't know what they have these days.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
@Marcyaz ....My GS is ODD and has been in a special class in school since about the 3rd grade. He is doing well. Don't they have such programs where you are?
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
Mine were just what you would call normal a few problems but nothing major. I am so glad they have all turned out so well not like some of their friends who were always in and out of trouble or had to get married.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
5 Oct 15
@celticeagle That is wonderful and I wish her nothing but the best in the future.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
@Marcyaz ..That's very kind of you. Thank you.
@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
Yes, I am proud of her. She is having her second child and is doing well now.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
4 Oct 15
Both of my kids did go through a period in their teens when they were a little hard to get along with. My daughter was the worst.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
I have heard that with girls it can especially hard.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
9 Oct 15
@simone10 That could be but my brother had girls and his girls were such a handful especially when they were in their teenage years where my boys were not like that. So I do think it is girl who are harder to raise.
@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
@Marcyaz .....I do hope so cause I am helping my daughter raise her son. He is ODD and what a headache sometimes.
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@gudheart (12659)
4 Oct 15
My nephew is four years old and I really hope he does not change too much by the time he is a teen.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
I hope that it is smooth sailing for you.
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
4 Oct 15
OH boy yes, My daughter was an angel up to 13 when she suddenly became a hells angel and then by 19 returned to being an angel again! You could set your diary by her monthly moods and strops. She is now thankfully a wonderful and beautiful person with her own children and I can see the same behaviour in her own daughter! Haha history repeating itself!
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Oct 15
Now your daughter will know how you felt when she went through her hells angel moods.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Oct 15
And Karma can be something else as well.