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Teen Talk Mom: Pressed or Pressured
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. Posted 10/21/2009 9:49 AM EDT on pnj.com Prod. Under pressure" - Queen. When I was a younger parent, I often compared myself and my ability to that of other parents. It seemed as though other mothers could do what I did, and then some, and do it all ten times better. Yes, I used to feel inferior to these "Perfect Parents." But now that I've grown older and wiser, I think I just feel sorry for them. January 18, 2010 at 5:43 PM. Sometimes, I a...
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Teen Talk Mom: You'd Think. . .
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. You'd Think. . . I do my best to encourage respect, self-sufficiency and responsibility in my children. I encourage them to seek out role-models in our family and our community, and to learn from them. I sent the Edge down to deliver a letter to the Escambia County School District's Office of School Choice yesterday. An angry, gum-chewing woman refused to take the letter from her. "You have to have your parent with you.". Yep, life's not fai...
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Teen Talk Mom: Feed 'Em. . .
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. Feed 'Em. . . Fish head, fish heads. Poly fish heads. . . Fish heads, fish heads,. Eat them up, Y um. Ah, the good old days. . .when we were young and skinny and could eat our weight in Mr. Gatti's Pizza and Hot Fries. . . Why is it that a high metabolism is wasted on the young? In the last year or so, I've lost a good bit of weight. This is not easy for a woman whose life revolves around people who constantly scream "Feed ME! On a Sunday af...
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Teen Talk Mom: Your Turn
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. Unfortunately for my readers in blog-land, my kids have been pretty well-behaved lately. I'm just biding my time as I'm sure that the condition is temporary and subject to swift and devestating change. In the meantime, what are some issues that you're dealing with? What are some situations you'd like to see addressed? Okay parents of teens, let's hear it. . . Where do I start? Youre keeping hope alive (lol). November 24, 2009 at 6:52 AM.
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Teen Talk Mom: Hello?
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. If you have teenagers, and have not given in to the pressure and bought them their own cell phones, then your home telephone may ring on occasion. The rule around here is that, if you want a cell phone, you'll need to get a job and pay for it yourself. Otherwise, we have graciously provided a land-line for your convenience. Halfway Between (10 and 20) remains off the hook because he is unemployed, so his friends call the house. Sometimes, I ...
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Teen Talk Mom: Liberal Parenting
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. I have a friend who likes to use the expression in her blog, "Don't judge me, learn from me." ( http:/ momspeacebites.blogspot.com/. I believe that most parents try to do what they feel is right. Personally, I've had times where I've looked back with my 20/20 hindsight and realized that I made a bad call. Other times I've patted myself on the back when things turned out right. One portion of the article really resonated with me. ". Without p...
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Teen Talk Mom: Call Your Mother
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. I'm just a girl, I'd rather not be. Cause they won't let me drive late at night! The Edge (of 17) has been working late . . .yawn! For the past few days. So, why am I yawning? Well, I can't very well go to sleep until they're all tucked in safely, so I've been waiting up for her. Mom, you don't HAVE to wait for me. I am perfectly capable of making it home. . ." she said as she was leaving yesterday. When it comes to "Because I said so! I hav...
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Teen Talk Mom: Splitting Hairs
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. What one subject remains a constant source of contention in the McKnight household? A difference in political views? Varying tastes in music? Less filling versus tastes great? Oh, no, it is nothing so significant as all that. . . Nope, we don't argue over money or who does the chores or even whose turn it is to make the coffee. Instead, we choose to split hairs over - hairs. Why can't he just go down to the barber shop with me? Uhhhhhh. ...
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Teen Talk Mom: Teen Driver Safety Week
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. Teen Driver Safety Week. Posted 10/19/2009 7:57 AM EDT on pnj.com Prod. It's National Teen Driver Safety Week. That means teenagers everywhere will have their eyes on the road and their hands upon the wheel. . .cell phones will be stored, radios turned down, passengers kept to a minimum of a single, silent individual. . . And set a good example with your own habits. Lorimcktia.blogspot.com "Cottage By The Sea". January 2, 2010 at 11:40 AM.
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Teen Talk Mom: Power Steering
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Teenagers provide the fertilizer that helps us grow as parents. Perhaps, but (knock on wood) so far, so good. If I make my expectations very clear, then there can never be any question. This does not mean that accidents don't happen. We've already had one minor bumper-bump in a merge situation, and it wound up costing the Edge about $600 of her hard-earned money. A taught lesson is better than a bought lesson. What is sad is that I see adults doing the same thing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
