Warning: The following post is a tirade. As my daughter is walking out to her car, she watches as another teen drives his car into the back of it. R picks up her pace a bit to get to the car and grab insurance information. The damage isn’t that bad,
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There were very few things that I wasn’t ready for as a parent. It’s not that I think I was prepared for parenting. Furthest from that, really. It’s probably because
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As I sit at a table with a few friends, they all begin talking about saving money for their kid’s college. “It’s SO expensive,” one of them says. “Oh, Tommy’s going to learn to play basket ball, so he can get a scholarship,” my buddy confidently remarks. “There’s so many
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I didn’t go to college. I don’t have a college degree. My daughter won’t be like me! She’s gonna get edumacated. Good words are gonna fall out of her mouth and everything. She’s gonna be the best cypherin’ girl you ever seen. The truth is, I’ve successfully hacked three industries.
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This time of year, even though she’s a teenager, I find myself spending a lot more time with my daughter. …and whenever you spend a lot of time with someone, you find out something new.
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“Hey Dad” “Hey R! What’s up?” “I think something’s wrong with the car. I pressed the brake pedal and it didn’t move.” “Oh, that’s no good.” “I made it through the intersection, OK, but I’m a little nervous to drive it.” “We’ll get it looked at.” “OK, it was all
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As our kids grow older, things change. How’s that for a prolific statement? Our kids don’t really curl up in our bed when they’re scared. They’re able to get themselves to evening and weekend sports events. We, as parents, no longer “save the day”… on a daily basis. We miss
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I’ll admit it; I’m one of those parents that basically puts my world on hold when my daughter calls or texts I’m not really ashamed of it, either. That’s a priority I choose and until she begins taking it for granted, I’ll continue. So, when my daughter’s phone broke, it
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“I’m going to the beach for a few days.” “Oh, which beach?” “Jersey again.” “Ah, to see the boy,” I stated matter-of-factly with a scowl. “No…” And thus began the lie. It’s funny. I knew she lied, but she’s really been honest up until this point. So, I left her
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It started out as a joke – of sorts. I would loudly exclaim “Make good choices!” as I would drop her off somewhere, or as she left the house, ensuring all her friends heard me. Yeah, it was embarrassing in the beginning, but my daughter ultimately embraced it. Often before
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