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One question that crosses the parents of a teenager's mind is “When should they work?” The answer these days seems to be at a much older age than when I was young. At 15 ½ I had already been working for a full year. Granted, I was in a hurry to move out, grow up and...
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There is something right around the corner, stalking me like a predator. Something I’ve known was out to get me for years now. Something I just can’t run away from, or avoid. Man cub getting his drivers license!
His sweet sixteen is just around the corner. I...
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Like some bad sci-fi movie I can almost hear the seconds of summer slipping away. Leisurely mornings of sleeping in will soon be a thing of the past for both man cub and I. Soon he’ll be starting (gasp!) 10th grade! It still shocks me that I could possibly be the mother of a 10th grade man...
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A miracle happened in our house this week and I just had to share. Anyone with older children (well, past the age of 3) may be aware of how quickly your job description goes from “mother” to “nagger.” My son (it seemed to me) couldn’t lift a finger unless I told him...
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When your child hurts your feelings, there is nothing like it. No one can wound you faster, strike you harder or leave you more breathless than the one you gave birth to making you feel bad. Sadly, it’s also inevitable. I consider man-cub to be about the best kid in the universe (of...
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There are those moments that as a parent you will dread, fear and cannot avoid. They are the times you make a huge parenting mistake. It happens to us all, even to the best of us.
Over the holidays I supervised as my son made an Amazon.com wish list. These are great and a wonderful way...
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Even though I am able to be home and available to my boys during the day if they need me. My focus, for a while, was on art and a book. The boys played outside while I painted. They colored near me while I checked updates. They...
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Ahhh yes, welcome to the 9th grade. Our school year is off to a nail biting start. Of course, this is the first year man-cub’s grades count for college. So yeah, we’re a little tense. He can be a little…um… how shall I put it? LAZY from time to time, so that’s...
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You know how much kids change from day to day. One day your little toddler will want to do everything himself (or herself, I have a son… so forgive me if I say he here). Or want to play “alone” rather than with you?
Well, I’m learning that with a teen it is that...
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I remember once upon a time, a little boy who wouldn’t argue with everything I say. Who would actually look for my approval. Who would WANT to help me out and spend time with me. That child is gone and has been replaced by a lazy, rude, defiant man.
Ok, I don’t feel that...
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Remember all the dances back in high school that you needed a date for- homecoming, junior prom, senior ball, sadie hawkins? I've recently become aware of a very common, almost expected practice among high school kids called "asking cute". Instead of just having the...
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Here are three reasons why I am so pleased to work with teenagers all day:
1. They are truly kind, sweet individuals when it comes down to it. There was a newspaper article about teacher lay-offs yesterday, and so many kids came to me and said things like, "This school wouldn't be the...
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The first semester at my school is rapidly coming to a close. It's been such a hectic time, but every day this week I fell more and more in love with my kids.
First of all, we just got back from break, so that's always rough. On Monday, I felt I had to speak really slowly and use short...
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When I was pregnant with my daughter, people told me two lies (people are big fan of these, lies I mean, when you're pregnant. ) Maybe "lie" is too harsh of word; maybe fantasy-related statement would be more apt.
Nonetheless, people would say two things when they found out I was...
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I don't mean to be disrespectful of our veterans of foreign wars (cause they are awesome), but I could REALLY use a day off. I'm extra-special thankful that Veterans' Day is coming up, not that I don't have some really sweet, funny kids. It's just that I'm so dang tired of saying "Yes, I...
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