omg!

Ok, I got to pick owen up from school yesterday. And he tells me he didn't eat lunch. I said you didn't eat the lunch that I packed; I looked in his backpack and yep his lunch wasn't touched. I asked him repeatedly if he was given lunch (we qualify for free lunch, so if I didn't send a lunch he should have been given one) He told me know. Ooooooo I was about to go off.... long story short, when I found the teacher (who I like) {principal (don't like)} Owen admitted that he was given a lunch. And one of the lunch ladies heard our conversation and come over and confirmed that yes he was given a lunch and eat it. Oh I was beyond mad at the child. So he has 2 days without cartoons, treats, special stuff, anything.

oh its been 3 weeks of this~! I almost had to send him to my friends house for a little bit so that I wouldn't kill him. I am hoping that now after 3 weeks of not letting him get his way that this pushing spell will end soon.
Sounds to me like he's testing his boundaries, seeing if he can get away with something. Hold firm, it'll get better

Eh, my teens went back to school 3 weeks ago. One is a Junior and the other a Senior in H.S.

My Daughter started College this summer though, so she is doing her senior year in H.S. and college at the same time. Sorta a crazy schedule for me.

You all with young kids have no idea what kinda crazy it is about to get for ya. When they get older you will wish you had that little kid back instead of the pre-teen and teen issues.

As they get older they get involved in so many different things. And guess what-if you decide to be active and keep them within adult supervision at all times possible,

you are going to be busy as heck. Because that takes serious involvement in their lives. It is no more about playing in the sand with army men and indians. NOPERS... they want learners permits, and to 'hang out at the mall' :: gasp ::

Is their friend bulemic? Are they spiritual?
Do they practice voo doo, are they torturing the neighbors cat?.. no seriously.. teenagers nowdays-- eeeeeek.. analyzing behaviors, eh to much for me...
Knowing who is who in their social lives, do my kids friends have responsible parents?
etc..
pain in the back side.
I'm glad I'm almost done and lived through it to talk about it.
Raising kids is tough... I don't advise this venture to anyone.

i have one 7 and one 19 oh what a feeling

I can't even imagine what people go through after having one as a pre-teen, or teen.. and have another one.

I don't get it. My conclusion is most I would guess had a boy first. Boys are easier and they just don't send ya off the deep end like teenage girls do.... Now having kids in a cluster is different, you really have no idea. But whoa! After you actually lived through it-----and had many years to say zOMG what did I do to deserve this?! Then do it again--either, you are strong.. Or have slight dementia..or nutz.... lol

LOL, my son starts 2nd grade in the morning...he asked me if I would run him over with the car to break his legs so he won't have to go.

My son started HS last week and he made the transistion easily..Ok it helps he knows most of the freshamn class & is 6'0 tall.

I am expecting a hetic morning... my son has been a royal pain in the @ss for 3 weeks now... because he will be going to kindergaten. He has been in head start or pre-school since he was 3. But its now a different school... and he has to wear an uniform... he does not want to go... I have tried all the parent tricks... the big boy speech.... he'll make new friends ... cool new playground... etc...

Well tomorrow should be interesting... and to top it off... I start my new classes tomorrow too.... and will be late to my first class b/c I didn't want to drop him off at latchkey on his first day.

oh well.... the joys of being a parent.

So (((Tanya))) How did your little boy do????

i love children they are very hard at times .they teach me to deal with the real world.i love to look through a child eyes they have not been hurt you name it.they for ever keep me young.yea they can be a pain in the a$$.what scares me is the real world and the pepole in it.i have to teach my 7 year old what this world is about so when she goes into it she does not freek. that is what is good about being older.if i found the right woman i would have more children call me crazy but children are great.

This morning was so much better.

Last nite he got another day of tv taken away for not listening. So he is definately going to be bummed tomorrow when he can't watch cartoons! I don't think he realized that tomorrow is saturday.

I am really seriously thinking about banned cartoons during the week.

not a bad idea there. I dont normally allow my children to watch tv during the week as a general rule, during the school year. Now, I DO make exceptions occasionally, and allow the occasional movie, but generally speaking no tv at all during the school year

Well it's not that I think children are not great.
I just think it such a immense responsibility.
I believe I not only owe it to them that I keep up as they mature into adults and their stages, I feel I have more to offer them and society by not any further additions.
My daughter is going into the service next year and I am sure at some point in the next ten years she will be headed towards a family of her own. I want to fit into that as freely as I can. W/out restraints or distractions of more kids. I don't want children in the generation as my grandchildren.

I want to spend my older years not doing what I did for the last 18 years. ya, I just want to be a Mom, grandma at some point---and enjoy my life.

Because really right now, between Wrestling, ROTC, Color Guard, their school groups they been/are involved in, daughter goes to college twice a week as well... and well, my teens volunteer at our church once a week--- they been on summer break from that, but I'm sure that starts back soon.. and they go to church on average 2 other times a week, and always want to do extra events through there- oh and Mexico missionary every year, that can tend to be a drain getting ready for that, And and and and and it goes on and on.. some know senior year for kids is hectic... planning graduation
stuff, iono---- just been through all the years and stages, can't imagine doing it again.

everyone has to have similar things going on, so I am not sure why I am like feeling the stand alone,'Im about to be freeeeeee', and others are like, 'give me more', ha

not sure how people-- want to do that alllllll over again..
I want my time.