Once again, my Mother's Day was a let down. I woke to a nice breakfast from hubs but sadly, that is the extent of his trying today. We did go to church but it was very obvious that he did not want to be there. He tried I guess though... points for that. My teenage daughter decided against going to church with me. She also decided against going to dinner at my mom and dad's house. Oh, and she … [Read more...]
Teenagers: Life is hard
Life as a teenager is hard. I know because I hear about it often. Let me share some of the proof with you: Do you know that texting can ruin your manicure? Or how about texting hurting your thumbs? It's true. Oh, and there is a new language and how dare anyone say that "ur" is not a word. It is! I swear it is. If u don't believe me, ur crazy. Don't even say that a letter is a … [Read more...]
You will not be doing THAT in my house!
I bought new furniture last weekend. It wasn't my first choice of things to do with my money but it was really necessary. Tayler's boyfriend has been coming over to our house a few times a week for the past few weeks. I don't sit in the same room with them or anything but they are in a room that you see whenever you go upstairs. I really would think that after all the hell these two have put … [Read more...]
Call me a mean mom, but I have my reasons
I went to bed last night after posting THIS thinking about how it bothered me that my 16yo didn't want to be home anymore. Then it dawned on me that there is so much more to this than just she isn't spending time at home. I haven't posted any of it here to protect the not-so-innocent but I wanted to give you a little bit of insight into why she is NOT allowed to be gone all the time.She is 16 … [Read more...]
My teenager doesn’t want to be home anymore
I'm not sure when it happened, but my teenager has turned into a... teenager. This may sound stupid, but the truth is that I am upset by the change. She used to care about someone other than herself. She actually admitted to me that she only thought about what she wanted today and not about anyone else. She also admitted that she doesn't ever want to be home. She used to want to spend time … [Read more...]
