Stress — it’s not really our friend. One teen learns to say no.
Big Decisions: It’s Been Sitting Out So to Eat or Not to Eat…
Lexie recently wrote about her experience and learnings via freedom that has come with college and being more on her own. After reading the post (particularly the line “…but there’s something different about having to completely care for yourself…”), I…
Learning through the Freedom of College
What if we’re our own best teachers, mentors, guides, and gurus? Note that this isn’t saying we don’t need other people and outside resources — we all do! Outside ideas can offer new perspectives and ideas (especially helpful if we…
Love Me Those Breakups
After reading my thoughts on positive thinking (Positive Thinking Or Micromanaging? Let’s Talk Baby Steps), my teen found herself examining some of her own thoughts and experiences — and had this to share about relationships, dating, breakups, and the “think…
Voices, Problems, and Sanity Light Bulbs
My middle child is learning to read. It’s interesting to watch. Earlier this year, he was assigned to a reading/spelling group at school The teachers didn’t specifically note the different groups were based on skill level, but I wasn’t born…
Effing Stuff Up
*Note: Today’s food for thought contains some four letter words. I’m including them because they would have gotten my younger self’s attention to something important I needed to learn if I wanted to move out of depression, eating disorders, and…
Reflections, Hating, Learning, and Anger
Thoughts for today: What if how things are going with our kids is a useful reflection of how things are going with us? This isn’t about blaming ourselves for where they are at when life gets hard (which happens!) or anything…
Bumps in the Road
We all hit rough spots in life. Particularly as we’re getting out on our own in later teens/early twenties, we’re most likely going to hit some rough spots. Being out on our own is different — and different feels different.…
I’m Not Listening
Today’s post is a bit different. It’s a sort of brain-dump to show an example of the application of real life skills and social and emotional learning, of walking myself from a space of “I’m doing this all wrong!” to…
Pain, Forever, Seasons, Bonehead Mistakes
Considerations for a hard day, when life feels painful for you and/or your teen: Pain. It’s hard to witness, to feel, to experience. Pain is real. Real in its suckiness and messiness, tiredness, depression, and despairing. Real in the physical…