We made it through the week of suspension and spring break. Now we are riding the bi-polar roller coaster. Never knowing what each day will bring. But all is well.
Trying to show a teen and preteen the really important things in life is frustrating. I'm sure every parent of this age group knows that. But, as they get older hopefully some things will stick with them. This week was explaining why we are using cloth napkins instead of buying paper napkins. I am slowly trying to do better using less, creating less waste, etc. I have been making my own laundry detergent for over a year and loving it. I tried the whole no poo thing after reading about it everywhere but, I don't get it! My hair was horrible! I did it for over a month and I gave up. If you don't know about "no poo" it is a movement of not using shampoo because we really don't need to. Just water and baking soda and water and vinegar for conditioner. My hair was clean. But frizzy and hard. Yuck. Completely off subject .....
Teen graduates in a month. I really think she will make it and pray that she will stay in college. There is just no telling how she is going to react when she gets some freedom. I worry about it and try to remind her constantly how smart she is and how she needs to go to college and do something great with her life.
Teen and Abbie have not been getting along. When they do it is usually for a short period of time. Most of the time they are ignoring each other. The age gap is too big. They don't have a lot in common and since they both want all the attention they get angry when the other one gets any attention. I feel like I'm watching a ping pong match at dinner time. Turning my head from one side to the other. Back and forth, back and forth. No wonder I go to bed early.
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