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fonda5150

The Trouble With Teens - Part 2, or "Who are you and what have you done with my child?"

Sep 13, 2006 15:29

I would have to guess that since the dawn of time, just about everyone who has entered into parenthood has complained about never truly being prepared for the job. I imagine that Cro-Magnon man had considerable tribulations trying to keep their children from wandering out and being eaten by cave bears. I’m sure that parents in the dark ages spent ( Read more... )

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xpebzx September 14 2006, 04:37:33 UTC

Well, as a young mom (24), I have my thoughts on this ( ... )

fonda5150 September 14 2006, 08:37:35 UTC

Thanks for posting your views on this...I appreciate it.

This piece was meant to be humorous, and as such was exaggerated for entertainment purposes.

Yes, there is a no piercing rule that stands (not until you're 18) mostly because I have two older kids who already had to live through that rule (oddly, neither one actually got the piercing they so desperately wanted when they were younger, although they are now 22 and 20) and also because we have a hard enough time with the (ear only) piercings they already do have (infections, metal allergies), but that information doesn't really tickle the funnybone, ya know ;)

leila82 September 14 2006, 12:19:54 UTC

I always felt so left out of this particular trend back in my high school days - my hair's black already, so I couldn't dye it black to horrify my parents do the whole goth trend. I could have bleached it blonde, but I don't think that would have accomplished anything other than frying my own hair. Indian people don't look good as blondes.

of_salfarro September 14 2006, 15:12:19 UTC

yeah if she's the same with piercings as she is with goth it'll be fugly. I've nothing wrong against goth itself but ash and her friend had absolutely no clue how to dress or wear makeup.

of course the great thing with body piercings is they have this tendency to heal right back up when they aren't maintained (assuming they don't get infected).

fonda5150 September 14 2006, 17:29:46 UTC

Yeah...I guess it helps to know the person in the story to understand my position...

Ashly tends to do a lot of things "halfway." But let's give her a break...she is only 14, afterall.

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aurora_lamour June 14 2007, 04:20:02 UTC

Do you still keep this journal? I would add you if you are going to continue writing.

aurora_lamour June 14 2007, 04:19:05 UTC

Mine is 7 right now, going on 21. She wants makeup and short skirts already. I have gone through her laundry and anything that I see bottom of the bum cheek is going to good will. Most of it for her is she grows so fast that her skirts get short and her shirts become mid-drifts before the season is over. But I still don't want a mini-Brittney in my home at 7. At least she is still too scared of needles to want any piercings, even her ears. And she loves being the only blond in the family so no hair color changes in sight.