I am guest posting at Scary Mommy today about the challenges of parenting teenagers {in a tongue-in-cheek way}. Did y’all know I can be funny when I want to be? Sometimes I surprise myself! The big announcement is that my site, In Be’tween Moms, for those parenting between double digits and the empty nest…
Tag Archive: parenting teens
An Unbalanced Nest
I have been a parent for half my life. I will always be a mama. But, the sands are shifting under my feet. I have never liked that feeling. My youngest will be 14 next month. We are going to his high school orientation tonight. I want to rewind time. I look at photo albums…
When Kids Disappoint
My two oldest sons did something not so smart over the weekend. I was disappointed in their behavior. I was angry at their deception and I was livid that they included a visiting friend in their shenanigans. Thankfully, I refrained from yelling and screaming like my flesh wanted to. After making sure everyone was safe,…
TTT- peer pressure
Wide open spaces. That is what I miss about our previous home. We lived there for the majority of my boy’s growing up years and the wide open spaces were perfect for active boys. Trees to climb, space to run, plenty of hiding places and very little peer influences. Our neighborhood had few homes {our…
TTT- Bedtime is a nightmare
Bedtime has become an issue in our home again. When the boys were little, they used every stall tactic known to man to avoid going to bed on time. One more story, mom. I’m thirsty. I forgot to go potty. I need to tell daddy good night. I’m sure you have heard similar pleas in…
To Save a Teen’s Life
This weekend our family went to our church’s annual fall family retreat. You can read about one of my take away experiences here. The first night youth and their parents were invited to watch a movie in the chapel. The movie was called To Save a Life. To watch the trailer of the movie, click…
Time is fleeting…
I am feeling rushed. Urgency knocks on the door of my heart. Have you done enough? Have you taught them enough? Have you equipped them for this journey? A faint knock on the door of my heart beckons me away from urgency and toward comfort. I answer that familiar knock. Then I remember that all…
Miss(ter) Independent
There is a thirst for independence in teenagers. An unseen force, pulling them away from dependence on their parents and toward a future they don’t see or understand. Yet, they respond heartily to the call and pull of that force, while we parents want to fight it with every fiber of our soul. In a…
Teen Internet Safety
I had the privilege of attending the 5th annual National Teen Internet Safety Summit, hosted and sponsored by Cox Communications. While it was an enjoyable event, I was far more impressed by how educational it was. I want to share some of the statistics I learned with you. As the moderator, John Walsh, said “Knowledge…
Tweens and Discipline
When my boys were little, especially in the days when no one could yet tie their own shoes, wipe their own bottoms, etc. I would cringe when one of them (they were about 6, 3 and 2) would say ” I can do it by myself, mama”. Wanting to do something on their own meant…
