Category: teenagers
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Our Parenting Instincts… We Should Trust Them-Part Two
Here is the second tale that came to mind as I was speaking with the Mom of a high schooler last week…
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Our Parenting Instincts…We Should Trust Them- Part One
Recently, I spoke with a Mom who is deeply concerned about how she’s handling a difficult situation with her 11th grader. Her instinct is telling her one thing but she’s considering alternate options, possibly going a different route. As she talked, I recalled two situations when my parenting instincts were…
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Ripped and Well-Worn for $128
I like clothes shopping. My oldest daughter and I firmly believe that a couple hours amid pretty things is a great way to decompress and lift our mood. This is especially true when the skies are 10-days of gray, accompanied by weeks of below freezing temperatures. The last time my…
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Find the Humor?
“Look for the humor in the teen years.” The 75-year old former pastor said this as we walked toward the sanctuary for Sunday service. Find the humor? Does this man still not know me even a little? What could possibly be funny about what I was sharing with him? “It’s…
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Technology Ruined a Classic April Fool’s Prank!
In honor of April Fool’s Day, this post was taken from the 2019 archives. Still a fun memory of how I pranked my husband… Right up until the kids moved to college, I always pulled some shenanigans on April Fool’s Day – every single year. It was especially fun during…
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5 Days. 4 Nights. No Phone.
For the first time ever, I decided to use a random passcode for my phone. Let me first say that I’ve only recently even started to use a passcode. I often leave my phone on my desk at work and colleagues have begun wandering in while I’m not in my…
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Why Isn’t Parenting Considered a Profession and Why Are We So Embarrassed by It?
If you’ve read this blog lately, you know I’ve been traveling a bit. Conversations among a wide array of human beings, each simultaneously living strikingly similar yet vastly dissimilar family lives fascinated me. A perpetual student at heart, I enjoyed every small talk chat and lengthier conversation surrounding the literal…
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An April Fool’s Joke You Can’t Get Away With in 2019
Right up until the kids moved to college, I always pulled some shenanigans on April Fool’s Day – every single year. It was especially fun during the high school years when teenagers pulled open the fridge door, only to have a bowl of dry cereal dumped on their head. Mornings…
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The Coming and Going During the College Years
Nearly three months ago, I walked through the brisk November air into the sliding glass doors of the airport, traveled up the escalator and stood outside security, waiting for my youngest to get off the plane. It was two days before Thanksgiving and my hands had not been on my…
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Like Moses, My Arms Got Tired
Exodus 17 11-13 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each…
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Our Many Characteristics
My youngest called from college, distressed about boy #1 talking to boy #2 on her behalf. She did not approve. She believes that any young man worth dating in the future would need to personally get to know her – through her. The conversation progressed into fully analyzing the words…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 