For my son, it was 11-13 (so far; he’s currently 16). He was a lot more pleasant to be around from 13+.

#1 was a psycho from 1-6, then great until 18 for about 2 years.

#2 only had a rough patch 1 year of college.

They were both lovely from 6-12.

For me (3 boys) it was 14-16.

Mine just turned 13 and it’s been rough for a couple of months now. Fingers crossed.

Yes, it's always those 6 months, OP. Never fails. On the dot. Law of nature inscribed in the genes.

Our rough patch was 9-12. He’s 15 and been great since then.

Maybe. Mine is 14.5 and there’s definitely been a shift recently. No major problems, but things are definitely different now.

For mine it was 13.5-16.5. He emerged from his teenage chrysalis as an (almost) beautiful butterfly.

Definitely difficult for my son. Ninth grade particularly awful. Things completely improved by junior year.

With my son 12-13 was the worst and for him that was peak puberty. He was on the earlier side to puberty.

As a high school kid, he is pretty easy.

12-13 were the roughest for us, with both of our boys. High school is so much lower drama than middle school.

With my older kid, every year after 14 just got easier and easier. Younger kid just turned 15, so we'll see.

Really? My son is 15.5. He’s still a sweetheart but I’d say after 15 he’s definitely more attuned to his peers than parents now.

That seems weirdly specific. But as a mom of 2 older teen boys, I’d say ages 13-15ish (or 7th-10th grades or so) tend to be rough. Obviously it will vary a bit. Things get better when they are upperclassmen in high school, IME.

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering if it gets worse or better.

That's an oddly specific question. Of course it varies.

Just wondering if it gets worse or better.