Archive for the 'Mom of Teens' Category
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This’ll be on the next episode of “Cribs”.
We spent much of a HOT, MUGGY weekend moving First Born into a new apartment, trying not to wheeze too loud or wring too much sweat out of our shirts around Jessie’s young strapping guy helpers reeking of Axe and hopped up on energy drinks. We were so efficient that by the time the oldtimers (Joe and I) left [...]
Published by angelawd on June 2nd, 2008 tagged Mom of Teens, My Ex-Life | 6 Comments »
Mom Blindness
Since my First Born has moved out on her own, I’ve had to adopt a certain amount of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” attitude in our relationship. Sometimes she’s very lovingly said she loves how she can tell me everything, and I’m thinking, yeah, but don’t think you HAVE to.
So yesterday when I went over to [...]
Published by angelawd on May 30th, 2008 tagged Joyful living, Mom of Teens | 7 Comments »
They don’t teach this in parenting class.
Any mom of a teenager will have to admit that teens sometimes get into trouble. Big trouble. Remember the stuff you did as a teenager? It’s likely that biology wins big by giving you a chance to suffer the way your parents did. In fact, my conversations with my own mom have started with, “Mom, [...]
Published by angelawd on May 20th, 2008 tagged Mom of Teens, Teen Taming | 9 Comments »
“There’s a little white spot on Emo Girl today…”
No kidding. My dark Little One has shown a ray of white. Rather than sitting around writing fan fiction and listening to Paramore, she actually did something with friends this weekend. Twice.
Many of you might be thinking that this is normal 17-year-old behavior, and you’d be right. But my girl is a little different…a little [...]
Published by angelawd on May 5th, 2008 tagged Mom of Teens | 6 Comments »
This is where I break out into a verse of “The Circle of Life”
I took my girls out to lunch the other day at the new Moe’s Southwest Grill that wandered into our neighborhood. We had the most amazing conversation that ranged from them wondering whether Joe and I regretted not having children together, to what would happen to their half-sister, Molly, who has severe Cerebral Palsy, if their [...]