You know how you have days where you think you will never succeed at being a parent ?? (I hope that’s not just me….) You wonder if you are raising your children to become responsible, successful adults?? Maybe only parents of teens have these issues. Anyways, last night our dog (who stays in her kennel outside) was going crazy barking…woke us up around 1:30 a.m. She just kept going on and on so Alan crawled out of bed, looked out the windows and seen some kids running through our yard–no wonder she was barking like crazy. They were apparently running from the cops who caught up with them at the corner. About 10 minutes later the police are parked in front of our house with a car of teens pulled over—why, why, why must they leave those damn flashing lights on in the middle of the night. Alan ended up going out and getting the dog and bringing her in so we could go back to sleep. (I really need to get darker blinds on my windows so those flashy lights don’t come through)
This morning I’m telling my 17 year old son about the excitement last night (yeah, not much goes on around here…having the popo wake you up at 1:30 is pretty big news, i know…we lead a very charming life-lol) and he says “It’s probably from the neighbor 2 houses down, they are always having parties” I did not know this, but apparently this is not the first time the cops have busted up a party there. He goes on to say that “I’m invited to parties there all the time and I tell my friends you probably don’t want to go there, you might want to stay away” Oh my, great big hugs to my son!!! I’m so very proud of him. Years of teaching have been put to the test and he passed with flying colors.
For any parents struggling with raising your teen, hang in there…moments like this make it all worth while, because its usually not all sunshine and roses. These moments are rare, like Bigfoot sightings, but wow, when it happens you’ll be thrilled.
Hope you have a great Sunday!
Good for you, Mom! You have reason to be proud!
Susan
You must be thrilled, you sure did a good job, raised a young man who can stand against peer pressure. I hope I can raise my son to be strong minded and stands his ground.
Anat
It's good to praise good behavior. Sometimes as parents we develop the tendency to see only the things that irritate us to death. You should be proud!
What a great son! Give him big hugs. Oh, and those lights were me. If I have to work late, I want company!
It's amazing what children hear when you think that they aren't listening! Good for your son…
and for you, who did a great job parenting…even when you didn't think you were.
Much hugs! <3
Good for you and your son. I remember turning down invites to parties back in high school, because my parents taught me pretty darn well. Plus, I was frightened of getting kicked out of volleyball or softball. Props to you guys!
Good for him! With that kind of head on his shoulders, he's gonna go far. No wonder you're such a proud mom!
Way to go mom! And him. I wish so much sometimes that I had more force or someone to stand there and hold me back from doing things at times.
That's awesome! WTG,Dylan!
That's fantastic! You should be very proud!