My nine year old can also be a moody fecker. I really upset him the other night by calling him an idiot which I felt really bad about as he was very upset afterwards. But the neighbours can only sustain a footy being blasted in their garden so many times. We made up and he’s still my best mate thankfully. I was worried for a bit though. Kids eh!

Is he being bullied in school, has he had a change in food to one with lots of additives,

My 10 year old is the same when he spends too much time on the Xbox / iPad. When he is out playing with his mates he is a lot better.

I’ll see your male 8 yo and raise you a f10.

I’ve got another f8 brewing away. I predict by 2016 I’ll be living in my shed

A mate of mine has two daughters, now 11 and 9.

I have explained to him that in another 5 years he will have two stroppy hormonal teenage girls, just as his wife hits the menopause.

😆

Have an 11 year old boy and a (nearly) 8 year old girl. Both can be moody and annoying. They get this from their mother. The rest of the time they are clever, funny, and very caring and considerate. They get that from me!

My lad is 8. He too is nuts. This thread has made me laugh and feel better.

He can be a real dick! BUt he’s also loving, funny, clever and good on a bike and this makes me happy.

Our 8YO had a massive strop yesterday evening after we went out on our bikes and he spent all the ride going through every puddle (some were deeper than his pedals) with his little brother.

He was not happy that I remarked how stupid it was when we got back to the car (I’d been calling him and his brother idiots all through the ride) and said that I shouldn’t have let him do it, and that I was the stupid one.

I must admit that my sniggering and remarks about how warm and cosy I was in my dry clothes on the way home may not have helped.

I think the wife was the most annoyed – the young un thought it was well funny to be sitting in a a car in soaking wet clothes.

He did calm down after getting home and getting in the bath, and even admitted that it was stupid (but a lot of fun)

I was openly well jealous that I didn’t have appropriate clothing on (or the balls to do it anyway) as it looked great fun