OT-Teenagers???

[jppe]

I realize this is not directly cycling related but it will have something to do with "cardio vascular".

I have 2 daughters and 1 son and can testify that girls and boys are very, very different in terms of maturity, focus, interests, etc. My son is our third child.

My son is 17 and seems to either sleep or be on the computer for the brief hours he is awake and not in school. Getting him awake at 6:30 am and off to his Senior year in High School is a morning ritual that tests the patience of even the most patient parents.

So........this morning he gets up BY HIMSELF at 5:30am, and takes our dog and goes out RUNNING for 30 minutes. What is that all about???????

I love him. But I sure as heck don't understand him.......Surely he is not trying to be like his Dad?!?!

[wethepeople]

He ****ed something up and is trying to get in the good books before telling you.

At least thats how I rolled.

[ralph12]

I realize this is not directly cycling related but it will have something to do with "cardio vascular".

I have 2 daughters and 1 son and can testify that girls and boys are very, very different in terms of maturity, focus, interests, etc. My son is our third child.

My son is 17 and seems to either sleep or be on the computer for the brief hours he is awake and not in school. Getting him awake at 6:30 am and off to his Senior year in High School is a morning ritual that tests the patience of even the most patient parents.

So........this morning he gets up BY HIMSELF at 5:30am, and takes our dog and goes out RUNNING for 30 minutes. What is that all about???????

I love him. But I sure as heck don't understand him.......Surely he is not trying to be like his Dad?!?!

He probably was bored. I can't understand going outside at 5:30 a.m. and RUNNING in NOVEMBER, though. Beats me.

[europa]

I don't understand this 'running' word or that '5:30' thing - that's not a real time is it?

My lad is sports mad ... and one of lucky ones who's good at everything he has a go at (dunno where it got it from but it's not from either of his parents). But unless an activity triggers something in his brain, he's not going to do it. We got a DVD on 'Brazillian Soccer Skills' a year ago ... and he's ignored the thing up to now. Suddenly he's watched it three times and practicing all the drills etc. Mind you, soccer season has just finished. I noticed last year that he spent the off season working on his skills but not during the playing season. I guess regular team training and games was enough to fill his soccer soul.

Incidentally, he's been threatened with shoulder surgery (broken a bit off the shoulder socket during a dislocation and the shoulder pops when he throws something hard). We're hoping to avoid that with physio (building up every muscle we can find within a bull's roar of the joint) but he's already decided that if he has to take time off playing, he'll do a referee's course.

There are times when his Dad uses him as a role model :rolleyes:

Richard

[Hermes]

New or potentially new girlfriend. She might be a runner.;)

[Beverly]

New or potentially new girlfriend. She might be a runner.;)

My exact thoughts, too:)

[rideon7]

New or potentially new girlfriend. She might be a runner.;)

+1 An upcoming dance? Some kind of school competition (winner gets a free bicycle?!).

[stringbreaker]

I vote for the girlfriend thing.

[Retro Grouch]

So........this morning he gets up BY HIMSELF at 5:30am, and takes our dog and goes out RUNNING for 30 minutes. What is that all about???????

I had a daughter who did that once when she was in high school. It turned out that she had snuck out of the house and got locked out. She took her bicycle, waited until the time that I usually got up, rode home and told me she had decided to do an early morning ride.

I'm glad that I don't have any teenagers at home anymore. My youngest turned 31 yesterday. They're all doing well by the way. Hang in there. You might be pleasantly surprised at how they turn out. My early morning bicyclist is a CPA.

[Kerlenbach]

My 15 year old boy gets up with no trouble for 7:00 a.m. swimming, but his 20 year old twin sisters won't schedule a class before noon. All three shave their legs. What's up with that?

[Artkansas]

I have to join the thunderous crowd who are thinking that it is a girl, either potential or real.

The only other thing I could think of is that he found out that there was a track scholarship at his favorite college. No, I think it's a girl.

[Beverly]

My 15 year old boy gets up with no trouble for 7:00 a.m. swimming, but his 20 year old twin sisters won't schedule a class before noon. All three shave their legs. What's up with that?

I have teenage granddaughters who have probably never seen a sunrise unless it was right before they went to bed:rolleyes: They sometimes help me with yard work and think it's terrible I want to start around 9:00 am.

[donheff]

+10 on the girlfriend. Anything strange a teenager does has something to do with sex.

[bac]

I vote for the girlfriend thing.

Yup, that would also be my guess also. This new behavior has something to do with a (or all) women. :)

... Brad

[jcm]

+10 on the girlfriend. Anything strange a teenager does has something to do with sex.

Yup. It goes against the very definition of Teenager to be up and running at O'dark-thirty. But, they'll hop (or, should I say jump) the moon to breed... ;)

[stapfam]

Only had daughters so can't relate to your sons behaviour- but from memory It must be hormones.

But are you certain he was in last night? Or did you just catch him coming in at 5:30 and he used the only excuse he could think of at the spur of the moment.

[Monoborracho]

New or potentially new girlfriend. She might be a runner.;)

+1 He's got a girlfriend (and I've raised four boys)

[The Historian]

+10 on the girlfriend. Anything strange a teenager does has something to do with sex.

Seconded. I know from personal experience. :-)

[maddmaxx]

You can even tell that the girl likes dogs. Yes, boys are that obvious...:rolleyes:

Parents with sons have to worry about them............so do parents with daughters.

[BSLeVan]

...I love him. But I sure as heck don't understand him.......Surely he is not trying to be like his Dad?!?!

He won't try to "be like his Dad" until he's in his late 20s and suddenly starts to see how smart your really are.

My guess would be that there is something going on. Often people start something new, cut their hair, shave their beard, buy new clothes, or start exercise programs when they are looking for some sort of change. Let's see what are the appropriate developmental tasks for someone his age?

[cyclinfool]

Definately a girl in the picture. I bet he met her for a quick run - brought the dog because all girls like dogs - gives him something else to look at besides her chest.

[Pista Largo]

Moreover, the girl in question lives in the neighborhood. She runs (or something) in the morning too, hence the need for the dog as a conversation prop. (BTDT)

[one_beatnik]

My son, also 17, did RAGBRAI with me a couple years ago and then lost interest in anything with 2 wheels. That is until one of his female friends wanted to go for a ride on the nearby trail. All kinds of questions ensued about the clean up and maintenance of 2 bikes! She didn't have her own so he was working on one for her too. That's about the only time this year he's touched a bike.

The same thing happened with his clothes. He did view dressing up as a button down shirt with the tail hanging out, khakis and his favorite Converse shoes or checkerboard Vans. The other day he wanted us to take him shopping and he got a couple of very nice shirts, wool blend slacks and very shiny black shoes with leather soles! Good stuff. Of course the girls at school loved it!! It also helps when some of his buddies start "dressing up." The whole peer pressure thing can be used even by us parents!

[Garfield Cat]

It depends where he is running to.

[webist]

Not only is it a girl, but this hottie told someone the boy knows that she thought he was a bit heavy.