[user104658]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I'm sure they will be delighted to be called a kid at that age!!

They don’t like being called kids at 12 either.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

They don’t like being called kids at 12 either.

Yup. Skye goes off it when I call her a child. Her preferred term is 'pre teen' and she even asked for young adult once.. though shes not even bloody 9 yet.
Yet I say to get her own uniform for school and suddenly I am the bad guy who is basically using child labour.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I definitely refer to 18 year old males as “boys” I’m afraid Parmy. They are just kids at that age.

I was talking to Luke (17) yesterday about getting his provisional drivers license sorted because he just passed his theory test, and I said come on you're nearly an adult now you should be doing this stuff yourself, he said "I'm still a child" I think he'd be happy to be a child for a while yet (pure laziness of having to organise stuff himself of course)

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I was talking to Luke (17) yesterday about getting his provisional drivers license sorted because he just passed his theory test, and I said come on you're nearly an adult now you should be doing this stuff yourself, he said "I'm still a child" I think he'd be happy to be a child for a while yet (pure laziness of having to organise stuff himself of course)

Haven't you noticed though kids and teenagers love being treated like and called a kid , until they want to rebel then suddenly they're a 'grown up ' .

I remember at junior school ,when the game hang Man was being played ,and other pupils wanted the teacher to put all the said letters on the board, so they were not repeated, she was like "no you're not babies" to which they replied "yes we are " or something to that effect .

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I was talking to Luke (17) yesterday about getting his provisional drivers license sorted because he just passed his theory test, and I said come on you're nearly an adult now you should be doing this stuff yourself, he said "I'm still a child" I think he'd be happy to be a child for a while yet (pure laziness of having to organise stuff himself of course)

Yes they are children until it suits them to claim adulthood I remember that age well and I thought I was some master of manipulation when obviously my parents knew I was just taking the piss.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Haven't you noticed though kids and teenagers love being treated like and called a kid , until they want to rebel then suddenly they're a 'grown up ' .

I remember at junior school ,when the game hang Man was being played ,and other pupils wanted the teacher to put all the said letters on the board, so they were not repeated, she was like "no you're not babies" to which they replied "yes we are " or something to that effect .

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yes they are children until it suits them to claim adulthood I remember that age well and I thought I was some master of manipulation when obviously my parents knew I was just taking the piss.

I think Luke would be happy to be babied forever

[Beso]

All that's fine and well, but do they fancy Gino di campo?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

All that's fine and well, but do they fancy Gino di campo?

Who?