Skip to the 2nd half of the entry if you want financial-related thoughts...
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At the risk of having the "old-time parents" laugh at me...
Parenting is hard!
And frustrating.
One of the things I love about my job is that I know at the end of the day (or project, or whatever), if I've done a good job. With kids, it's a total crapshoot. DD (14) is going through such a tough time right now...stressed about school (I think the prospect of graduating 8th grade and moving to high school is a bit intimidating). Stressed about her schedule (which is busy but not over the top). And there's no magic answer to make her unstressed. (The "dude, it only gets worse" didn't work, but I am putting that on my "mom of the year" application, LOL).
*Sigh*. If only our kids could see themselves the way we see them.
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On to financial musings. I had a productive day today.
- Went to church.
- Then to CVS for conditioner and deoderant, paid with ECBs and a gift card.
- I tried to take DS for a much needed haircut, but they closed 15 minutes earlier .
- I picked up a cd from the library (kids have gotten on the frugal bandwagon, and have sought out library cds to load onto Itunes instead of paying for the songs).
- I also picked up dry cleaning
- and did what I hope is most of the grocery shopping for the week.
The biggest achievement today was that I made dinner at home. DD had a soccer game at 5:00 (refer to schedule stress noted above). The game ended at 6, about 1/2 hour away. We came home and I made dinner instead of grabbing fast food or pizza, as we normally would. I tried out a new vegan recipe (that was dynamite). That part of my 2013 resolutions is going pretty well. And I lost 1 lb this week, as a result of my clean living.
Sorry for the rambling. DD has thrown me for a loop. Looking forward to a quiet week at work and home (fingers crossed).
Parenting blahs
January 14th, 2013 at 03:21 am
January 14th, 2013 at 03:47 am 1358135263
I've got them in 9th, 8th, 5th, 3rd, and 2nd grades. Everyone has projects due that require parental help; throw two kids with dyslexia into the mix and the 8th grade Science Fair project board due on Tuesday. All I did this weekend was homeschool. I can't believe that it is already almost 10:00 and the whole weekend was spent on academia ... So, my point is, I can totally relate!
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I appreciated your timely post, as well. A bit of camaraderie goes a long way, doesn't it?!
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January 14th, 2013 at 04:15 am 1358136949
Best gauge...if you'll laugh about it in 10 years, dont sweat it...if you wont, then its time to worry.
January 14th, 2013 at 04:35 am 1358138156
Ceejay: It doesn't get easier...but each stage of life is interesting and fun in it's own way
Ray....our library is open on Sunday for half a day...closed on Monday's since last July due to budget cuts...they said Monday was the slowest day...hard to believe since our county library is supposedly the second busiest in the nation.
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But with that said, I think the emotions/hormones of the teens/preteens can make some of their projects more difficult than then are. I've learned, that sometimes they need a break, and need to come back to the project at a later time.
I hope your daughter can find some peace about the transition to high school. It can actually be a very fun time...not to say it doesn't have drama, but they do start becoming more independent.
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