A few weeks ago, Number 3 came home from school and told me that a couple of girls in one of his classes sprayed him with a bunch of perfume and he was SO ANNOYED. And my first question was, “Did you do something to encourage that?” And he looked right at me and said, […]
parenting teenagers
Mom, How Was Your Day Today?
Number 4 and I have a pretty good relationship. She’s 13 now, and she still likes to talk to me and hang out with me and do stuff with me. That makes me feel pretty good about the job I’ve done as a mom so far. She also describes me as “chill” to her friends […]
What Your Teenager Might Be Trying To Tell You
We swim on a swim team that’s about 45 minutes from our house. Number 3 has practice six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Number 4 has practice five days a week on Monday and Wednesday through Saturday. Number 5 and 7 have practice three nights a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and I’m […]