tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post4678535847539122744..comments2024-01-30T18:59:38.243+11:00Comments on My Little Drummer Boys: Before I was a parent ...♥.Trish.♥ Drumboyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13482654455512269065noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-37331897501362039162009-04-07T20:32:00.000+10:002009-04-07T20:32:00.000+10:00I enjoyed reading your post. I'm nowhere near hav...I enjoyed reading your post. I'm nowhere near having a teenager, but I smile when I remember how much I knew about parenting before I had children (but I didn't know much about children LOL!)Catherinehttp://adventureskids.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-37572526976462630212009-03-14T19:57:00.000+11:002009-03-14T19:57:00.000+11:00Jen - LOL me too my brother & sister were wick...Jen - LOL me too my brother & sister were wicked ;)♥.Trish.♥ Drumboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482654455512269065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-90341445410742010252009-03-14T11:00:00.000+11:002009-03-14T11:00:00.000+11:00No advice, but lots of sympathy. I wouldn't have ...No advice, but lots of sympathy. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't have liked to be my mum during our adolescent years.Hippomanic Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285378246081322317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-13103905926686626142009-03-14T00:07:00.000+11:002009-03-14T00:07:00.000+11:00blogger ate my long comment reply - darn it !blogger ate my long comment reply - darn it !♥.Trish.♥ Drumboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482654455512269065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-83324076344525494762009-03-13T18:19:00.000+11:002009-03-13T18:19:00.000+11:00One day, we will share horror teen stories. :D...One day, we will share horror teen stories. :D<BR/><BR/> For now, tie a knot in your shoelaces girl, you are going for a ride!<BR/><BR/>Hugs to you.xxNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919764140075852854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-43730531570086768302009-03-13T12:44:00.000+11:002009-03-13T12:44:00.000+11:00Counting to 10 and a stiff drink to cope. My son's...Counting to 10 and a stiff drink to cope. My son's not a teenager yet (he's 7) and last year was the year from hell for him, me and the school. Fortunately he's gone through that phase and is mostly a more mature and lovely kid. Your teenager will hopefully get through their phase and come out all right at the other end - and so will you.Jen at Semantically drivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643066498784270991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-78433919887609381252009-03-13T11:44:00.000+11:002009-03-13T11:44:00.000+11:00Understand.EmpathiseSympathise.Understand.<BR/>Empathise<BR/>Sympathise.tiff(threeringcircus)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08420950909441334594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-16224119814522031622009-03-13T10:30:00.000+11:002009-03-13T10:30:00.000+11:00oh yes.parenting is hard. and there is so much emp...oh yes.parenting is hard. and there is so much emphasis placed on being pg and the birth and it isn't often adddressed...<BR/>Teens are fun..........<BR/>ughhhhhhh NOT!!! BTDT.....<BR/><BR/>Stepping back and taking a few deep breaths helps..<BR/>and I think....."In time to come.....will this really matter?"<BR/><BR/>hugsBlossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410572318941485496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-33797970451807801632009-03-13T10:06:00.000+11:002009-03-13T10:06:00.000+11:00If only we all understood how hard parenting was b...If only we all understood how hard parenting was before we had kids...then again, we probably wouldn't have them then (and fear would prevent us from experiencing all the joys it also brings). Plus there is no real way to understand what parenting is like until you are one.<BR/><BR/>What do I do? Pray that my kids don't see me the way I see my parents when they're all grown. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-2463254758212833132009-03-13T09:09:00.000+11:002009-03-13T09:09:00.000+11:00A homeschooling forum I belong to has quite a numb...A homeschooling forum I belong to has quite a number of parents of teens who have just started homeschooling their kids - variety of reasons, struggling, Asperger's, bullying, etc - and after the kids have found their groove they're really beginning to soar.<BR/>What about distance ed, too?<BR/>(((hugs))) It's never easy and there's no hard and fast rules.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-85606930663693580932009-03-13T08:43:00.000+11:002009-03-13T08:43:00.000+11:00Ah, if we knew all the answers they would create n...Ah, if we knew all the answers they would create new questions wouldn't they?<BR/><BR/>Great post.jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-40375052917189893202009-03-13T08:26:00.000+11:002009-03-13T08:26:00.000+11:00Beautiful post with so much truth to it.My sister ...Beautiful post with so much truth to it.<BR/><BR/>My sister just had her first baby and she's a pediatric nurse. Her husband is a pediatric doctor. I think this has prepared them somewhat, but not that much. <BR/><BR/>Having a child is a life-changing experience. And as soon as we feel confident that we're actually good parents, life throws us a new curve that makes us question everything.Dina Roberts https://www.blogger.com/profile/05558115658079175456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14131376.post-73252234794927764822009-03-13T05:32:00.000+11:002009-03-13T05:32:00.000+11:00I can say, I totally get this. In so many ways - ...I can say, I totally get this. In so many ways - very beautiful!MamaGeek @ Works For Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563543041234527282noreply@blogger.com