TEENAGERS!!
Who here has heard that word used in exasperation?
BOY TEENAGERS!!
Who here has heard that word used while smirking or eye-rolling, or the all-knowing-head-nod?
YOUNG MEN!
~CLEVER, WITTY, SELF-DETERMINED, STRONG, RANDOM, AGILE, COMPASSIONATE, INTENSE, & INSIGHTFUL~
I have 5 sons...
21, 16, 12, 5, 1...
obviously I am in the smack middle of each stage of child-raising; cept, of course, my adult son.
So, what created this post?
an innocent comment in jest, during, I am sure, a flustering moment in time... a mom being whimsical to spark some sanity in her world... haven't we all been there? Indeed, I have.
The replies to this 'thread' was met w/ humor & suggested workloads to give a teen a kick in the rear, er, encouragement. Not unusual replies, nothing rude or anything, but somehow it saddened me.
so here was my overly advising reply...
"although manual labor can encourage character training, there is so much more to raising young men~guiding them through integrity, instruction of moral choice and consequences, communication that strengthens self-esteem, firm rules, & light-hearted laughter~not easy years indeed, but amazing ones none-the-less.
Walking that journey one step at a time."
Who here has heard that word used in exasperation?
BOY TEENAGERS!!
Who here has heard that word used while smirking or eye-rolling, or the all-knowing-head-nod?
YOUNG MEN!
~CLEVER, WITTY, SELF-DETERMINED, STRONG, RANDOM, AGILE, COMPASSIONATE, INTENSE, & INSIGHTFUL~
I have 5 sons...
21, 16, 12, 5, 1...
obviously I am in the smack middle of each stage of child-raising; cept, of course, my adult son.
So, what created this post?
an innocent comment in jest, during, I am sure, a flustering moment in time... a mom being whimsical to spark some sanity in her world... haven't we all been there? Indeed, I have.
The replies to this 'thread' was met w/ humor & suggested workloads to give a teen a kick in the rear, er, encouragement. Not unusual replies, nothing rude or anything, but somehow it saddened me.
so here was my overly advising reply...
"although manual labor can encourage character training, there is so much more to raising young men~guiding them through integrity, instruction of moral choice and consequences, communication that strengthens self-esteem, firm rules, & light-hearted laughter~not easy years indeed, but amazing ones none-the-less.
Walking that journey one step at a time."
2 comments:
Hi Sheri, can you send me your email address? I don't see where to send the download links? Thanks! Erica
Nevermind, I just found it, please let me know if you don't get the download links! Thanks!
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