tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post5093256449003127081..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Raising37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-61521412128708858592011-01-13T01:31:11.093-05:002011-01-13T01:31:11.093-05:00Oy, I actually remember this night and you totally...Oy, I actually remember this night and you totally did the right thing. I don't know how my parents survived me and I don't know how you and Raddy (and Isabella) do this every day. And as an older sister I am much more of a narc than you guys....I wouldn't let them do half the things you guys do so you should consider yourselves kind and reasonable parents :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-53392088903089067692010-11-21T21:03:16.767-05:002010-11-21T21:03:16.767-05:00Ms. Moon, in solidarity, thank you. I know you kno...Ms. Moon, in solidarity, thank you. I know you know, and that helps.<br /><br />Maggie May, I am as hungry as you are. You're right. There is very little out there that tells the truth about raising teens. it's a roller coaster, that's for sure. <br /><br />Gary, it is so frustrating being a teenager. Parents just don't understand. I remember my mother saying to me when I was my daughter's age, "May you live long enough to understand." Well I have. And I do. I wish the same for my girl. Thanks for the thoughtful and encouraging words. Yes, every step of the journey is hard, but the joys walk the path too. There is some grace in that. Thanks for being here.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-25976340668876853242010-11-21T20:59:35.887-05:002010-11-21T20:59:35.887-05:00it is sooooo hard and it takes an enormous amount ...it is sooooo hard and it takes an enormous amount of faith, hope and charity - not to mention patience to get through it!<br /><br />but it's good to hang tight and do what you do - set limits and be involved and show concern. they might be pissing now, but later they will be soooo grateful!<br /><br />namaste!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-31232170004989846902010-11-21T20:42:13.466-05:002010-11-21T20:42:13.466-05:00oh, I so so hear you.
Just keep on .
There is no...oh, I so so hear you.<br />Just keep on . <br /><br />There is no easy answer . I wish there was. We have had many hours of this teen life. <br /><br />Grace and patience and new every morning. And red wine and tylenol and laughter .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-83721912933187344162010-11-21T18:22:12.167-05:002010-11-21T18:22:12.167-05:00It seems difficult at every step along this journe...It seems difficult at every step along this journey. There are som many moments (hurdles) to overcome. There is a loving parent of one of my kindergartners who expressed how hard it is to let her daughter out into the big world of school. And, like your daughter, this child is surrounded by good, caring people. But it is the 'other' people and frightful possibilities that bring angst. It is incredibly difficult to let them go - I think I would struggle with this as well - but from my perspective as an educator I also see that the children who have clear boundaries and limits are the ones who thrive. Those without beg for it. It manifests in their outbursts and even in their words, if you listen. Keep on doing what you are doing. One day your beautiful daughter will thank you.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715784900659276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-39709778092539456702010-11-21T14:29:32.551-05:002010-11-21T14:29:32.551-05:00I LOVED reading this. I am hungry for essays stori...I LOVED reading this. I am hungry for essays stories and recountings on raising teens, and there are so few in the blog world. I can't imagine a scenerio where I would 'take my hand off the wheel' with a fourteen year old. My Ian is 14. If we had done that with Dakota- now 16- I think he'd be living somewhere else, or in jail, dropped out of school or SOMETHING, instead of doing so good, as he is now.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-65400078137876645352010-11-21T11:49:43.533-05:002010-11-21T11:49:43.533-05:00Raising teens is the hardest, hardest thing ever. ...Raising teens is the hardest, hardest thing ever. I am SO grateful I got my four through those years. Some were easier than others. Not to say that any of them got through it without any fear or worry or panic on my part.<br />I don't know what the answer is- it's always such a fine line between trust and knowing what CAN happen. And they push the envelope constantly. They have no idea what they put us through but someday, they will. And then they will go through it on the other side and they will understand why we acted the way we did.<br />Oh honey. I know.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com