How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?
How many of you have teens that have fallen “head over heels for someone?” I guess you could call it the first time your teen was truly interested in someone. You may also say your teen’s first “true love.” Whatever the case may be, your teen is absolutely crazy over this other person. My friend’s son was dating someone for a couple of months until she wanted the relationship to end. The disappointment was so overwhelming. The breakup caused her son to feel very upset and emotional. My friend encouraged her son to hang out with his friends and attend some athletic events to keep his mind off things. After a few weeks he seem to be over the breakup. However, the girl he was dating decided to start sending texts and invites him out to dinner. Meanwhile, my friend tells her son to ignore her texts and not to
Lost Lab and Owner are Re-united!
In this third and final chapter (blog post), there is a happy ending, and my Basset Hound, Happy, was happy about that. The lost black lab camped out with us for the weekend. Austin was growing fond of the lost pet and hoped that I would not be able to connect with the owner as he has been asking for another dog for 2-3 years. The low to the ground Basset has never been quite what he wants for a dog – he wants a large, rambunctious, roll and tumble dog to expend some of his energies with. Meanwhile, I continued with my research and endeavor to restore this very nice dog to its owner. Multiple attempts to reach city animal control/ “dog pound” were to no avail, especially on the weekend and reaching the voice mail with NUMEROUS automated options got old fast. The rabies tag had the name
Can’t We Just Get Along?
Being that my son is an only child, I had to turn to some friends for input on how their teen relates to their siblings. I have a friend with two teen daughters who fight about everything. My friend claims it doesn’t matter how trivial the issue. One of the biggest complaint is borrowing things from each other and not asking. They both like to go into each others rooms to take clothing, jewelry, and make-up. My friend claims this is an every day battle. Both girls are always invading each others space. So what does she do to maintain order in the household? My friend knew it was her responsibility to keep the peace and devise a plan for both teen girls. Therefore, she came up with some ground rules for the girls to agree on. Rule #1. Always ask before taking an item. Rule #2. Respect your sister’s
Lost and Found
There is simply never a dull moment at my house. As if three teenagers and Grandma don’t provide enough entertainment, let’s just add one more variable to the mix on a Friday afternoon. Just as I took some deep breaths at the prospect of a quiet week-end about to unfold, the cards began to fall in a different way than I had planned. That is what I get for even thinking about a peaceful plan! First off on Friday am, the news came that Austin’s out of town soccer tournament was cancelled due to wet soggy field conditions. Darn! Tim was to head out of town with him for the WHOLE weekend and I was to remain at home with the “low risk” Grandma and just Lydia – a piece of cake I thought. Now the landscape changed and I had no choice but to re-group and reconsider my “quiet
Paving and Grading
Success breeds success and it is infectious. There is nothing like success to build on and my children are not much different than their circle of friends. For the most part, they work hard in school and stay just far enough away from trouble. They understand that in all things they are representing more than just themselves. I have had to get on my own kids—-a bunch. I’ve had occasion to have a “chat” or two with some of the brotherhood as well. John and Drew are very typical teenagers in many ways, which I happen to think is cool. Along with doing pretty well in school, the guys they hang out with know how to handle themselves. They are far from perfect and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Perfect is for other folks. I’ve not forgotten what their age “feels” like. Kids grow up and along the way
