Tag Archives: pre-teens

Parents of teenagers don’t chug.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ms. C

Parents of teenagers don’t chug – or so says Cheyenne, self-appointed arbiter of appropriate parental behavior as it applies to teens.   Alas, I have been a fan of The Eagles for years and as such,  I love chugging all night…or … Continue reading →

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WHOA! BACK UP THE BUS!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Ms. C

Cheyenne informed me in passing the other day that she has taken to reading some of my blog entries.  She said, “I thought they would be stupid, but they’re not…they’re funny.” WHOA!  BACK UP THE BUS! Was that an off-handed … Continue reading →

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Validation.

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Ms. C

You won’t ever catch me saying I am the perfect parent – I am not.  To be a perfect parent I would have to be a perfect person.  I am not a perfect person.  I can think of plenty of moments … Continue reading →

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I am a life ruiner…

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Ms. C

I am a life ruiner…or so I am told. I have heard this many times over the past couple of decades.  Those would be the decades of my parenting children who have advanced into the “I believe I know what … Continue reading →

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This is not my first rodeo…

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Ms. C

I have been at this parenting thing for awhile (June 16th marks 30 years).  With three of my four children over the age of 21 I have done the pre-teen/teen years not once, not twice, but three times.  I might … Continue reading →

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