Wednesday, February 3, 2010

TeEnAgErS!?!?

Is it teenages or teen-angers, either way they are so hard to figure out these days. One minute they are having fun with friends and the next minute. . . . I don't like to see them so down but that is how life rolls. I would like to be able to tell them it gets easier the older they get but I am not to sure about that anymore. Unless you drink alcohol and have a car to run around in, or away from the cops, you don't fit in. It's sad that kids think they need to have these things to have friends.


I do remember the feeling when I was a freshman, getting ready to go to a new school, in a new town and wondering if I would ever fit in and have friends. It took a long time before I could really trust anyone but it did happen. I do remember all the talk about going to parties but thanks to my parents I was not allowed to but this didn't keep me from fitting in. I played sports and that is what I loved the most. If you played any sport, you were not suppose to drink but that didn't matter to a lot of them. Playing sports meant more to me than drinking. On the court, I got along with everyone and had fun but off the court, it was a different. Team mates had other friends they hung out with and I did my own thing. This didn't keep me from being both the Queen of Courts and the All Around Girl my senior year. I just wish I could get my kids to understand that.



As you can tell we have been having some drama around the house with the teenagers. I don't know why but this morning my head was spinning and I thought about my sister-in-law Melody, who blogs every time she needs to vent.



Don't get me wrong with this blog because I do love my kids very much and wouldn't trade them for anything.

1 comment:

  1. somehow I missed this post till now... feel free to vent! I actually really love your message here... And I know you already know this, but you have INCREDIBLE kids!! I don't think that teenage years are supposed to be easy, on them or us parents. It is what shapes us(them - the teenagers). The pressure, the courage to do your own thing, the drama, etc... You are an awesome role model and and incredible mom! Your kids will survive. And succeed to their fullest potential! We love you and miss you!

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