Teenagers are hard work!

[Aliantha]

So by now, most of you regs would know about Aden's troubles with his now ex gf. They broke up about 6 weeks ago, and a lot of that was because of one of Aden's so called mates sniffing around after her and just generally causing the usual school yard troubles. So anyway, last week, M and this boy became a bit of an item which really pissed Aden off. He felt betrayed etc. Anyway, yesterday M sent me a message saying she thought she'd made a big mistake getting involved with this other boy N and what did I think. I thought about it for a day or so, cause i was a bit disappointed with her for doing that, mostly because she was with Aden for over a year so we'd grown pretty close, hence the reason she wanted to talk to me about it all I guess.

In the end I told her that after all that had happened, I didn't think there was much hope of her getting back together with Aden if that's what she had in mind, but that if she didn't feel good in the relationship with N, she should probably be honest with him about it. I told her to really have a think about things and make a decision that's right for her, and that maybe she'd be better off just being single for a while instead of feeling like she needs to be part of a couple. We talked for quite a while, and she seemed to be feeling better about things and we said goodnight.

So this morning, I wake up and facebook has exploded. M broke up with N and a couple of the boys (who are in Aden's footy team) are saying all sorts of nasty shit. Most of the kids are staying pretty neutral, but the ones who have stuff to say are really sticking it to Aden, and the stupid part is that it's mostly because of my counsel that this has happened. I had told Aden M and I were talking and he was fine with it. He knows that she looks to me for advice about lots of things, so he wasn't too bothered.

Anyway, I was proud that Mav was backing his brother up, and that he intends to at school today, even though the same kids that are saying shit are his mates too.

Being a teenager is tough sometimes. Watching my boys go through it reminds me of the minefield it was when I was a kid too.

I don't suppose I'm the only one watching my kids deal with these sorts of emotional issues.