When does the sweetness wear off?

[lyngraphics]

My son is about to 4 later this month... he is the most sensitive little boy I have ever seen. Right now he wanted to sit with me while he is watching Diego and started scratching my back. He loves teaching his (almost) 2 year old sister things and pushing her on the swing. He says ma'am, may I, please and thank you. Now, I'm not saying that he doesn't have his moments... he can have a lot of extra energy at times... but my question to you parents with older boys is this: When does the sweetness wear off?

[Lynn]

Never. We have two sons, ages 35 and 32. They both are still just wonderful!
:yeah

[Corelle]

Never. Boys are high-energy from day one, but that little boy you love and cherish will be there always...even through the teen years. The adorable little boys that are our sons were evident all their lives...our daughters, on the other hand once they hit 12-14...:devil

The sweet little girl never comes back, but the woman that emerges is very nice in her own way. :thumb

[Sing4Him]

I love my sons.. one was rather rambunctious but still has a sweet heart.. ad my other one does also.

(love my daughter too...:hug) I am so blessed.. thank you Jesus.:pray

[Glory]

It never wears off in most cases. Though I have known older women who say after their son got married he was never the same. Lost that sweetness with his mom. :(

My oldest is 32, still not married, and just as sweet and precious to my heart as ever. :)
He's still so loving and affectionate, still just as respectful. Comes over once a week to spend time with us.

My 30 year old son is married, and from the moment he met his wife, we hardly ever saw him again. lol After they had their baby, THEN we saw them constantly (almost too much:lol2). Now she's almost 6 years old and we see them once every 2-3 weeks, which is good. Our son is still sweet, but just different since he married.

Our two daughter's are 26 and 23 (not married) and still as sweet and a godly as ever. We have the 4 greatest kids! They all love and serve the Lord, and love us so much as well. We are sooo very blessed! :)

I think once sweet always sweet, but after they find a wife, the sweetness transfers from you to her. :) Which is how it should be. Even though it hurts. :sob

[KBKMNN]

My almost 11 year old son is a high functioning autistic and he is THE sweetest thing ever! We have a strong bond, and he even comes in every morning at 7:30 if I'm not up and gives me a kiss. He even wants to get married one day and he knows he has to marry the 'right' girl, for him. :lol2 I hope he never stops being sweet.

[TravisandJill]

Well my son used to be a sweetie but in the last 3 months he suddenly changed! He hits and screams and throws tantrums:tsk Might be his age though, hes turning 3 in June.

AHH well cant complain because he was the perfect baby. I kid you not from the first day he was born he slept thru the night! Somewhere between 10-12 hours a night!! I knew he would though because his movements in the womb were very active in the day and completly still all night....sometimes I would push on my belly to make sure he was still there:aha. He rarely cried....ever. He didnt even cry when he was born, he came out just staring all around the room, never uttered a peep...

more recently he got bit all over by fire ants, I only knew because I saw them on his socks. He never even said anything!!

[Biblecat2]

My son is 17 and still sweeter then ever. We always had a strong bond. Glory, when you said that marriage causes the sweetness to go away due to it being transferred to the wife, I was like, NOOO!, but you're right, thats the way it should be.

[funmudder]

As far as I can tell, they will stay that way unless influenced otherwise during the horrormone years. :D

[lyngraphics]

Thanks for the comments :) I feel better now! I just love my kiddos- can they stay little bitty forever? LOL!