Parenting-teen
Showing posts with label Parenting-teen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parenting-teen. Show all posts

Vision Dream Board

dream board

I say, "Fake it till I make it"
My vision is dreamy, I admit
Will I be able to submit
Can I perform and commit?

I will do it, not just try
Little by little, I'll get by
I will be strong and won't cry
I will get help from up high

My dream board is pure, I am sure
Am I strong enough or mature?
I have my doubts and feel unsure
But each day I smile, and say, "Bonjour"

Join us in ABC Wednesday.
The letter this week is V.
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Yellow, Spirit, and Yoga

Quote on spirit, yellow flowers meme

We. started the day with frappuccino
To bribe my daughter, to get up and go
For if I didn't,  she'd get up late
I was inpatient, I could not wait

I took her to my favorite restaurant
To have a brunch and save us lunch
And then we shopped until we dropped
Back home we went, and had a chat

"Let's do some yoga," she suddenly asked
I was surprised that she have asked
For a long time I offered and she just laughed
Now she was the one preparing the mats

Step by step we posed together
Following the video in the computer
That sure felt good to pose with her
It lightened our spirits and pain right after


Monday Mellow Yellow
This post is part of the Yellow Meme.
 Click the picture for the link.
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Happiness Flowers Bring

Pink flowers
Red flowers on the counter give me something nice to look at when washing dishes.

Flowers can bring happiness
And symbolize some sweetness
They can ease the loneliness
And fill some emptiness

They don't have to be given
By somebody to you
I often times buy one or two-
Bouquets to change my view

In the middle of my messy rooms
Little Things ThursdayI display these cut of blooms
And sometimes I play music
Then dance with catchy tunes

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My teens are not back home yet but in the facilities they stay. Oh how I miss them but I know they are in the place where they get help. Today, though, I get to take my daughter out on a pass. She started filling out applications to some contacts she met in the teen job fair last Saturday. I wish she gets a summer job to keep her restless-16-year-old-brain busy.
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Prom Night

dad photo with food, prom night scare
Paul is as sweet as he loves food.
He can be a very protective father though.

Last night was Paul's daughter's prom night. She had eight female friends in the house getting ready for the prom. I decided to help Paul get the girls ready as he seemed nervous what to do. The least I could do was bring finger foods so they could snack while getting ready. 

"It's a good thing you're here," he said.

We helped one girl with her corset dress. I know he would have been uncomfortable doing this on his own and the task requires four strong hands anyway. 

One of the girls' boyfriend was coming over for pick up. Paul joked about not having a gun. 

"It would have been perfect to greet the boy with a shotgun," he said.

 I suggested he can sit on the patio as the boy arrived while sharpening his big chef knife. It won't be classic but just as good.

Anyway, the boy arrived, all looking handsome with his tux. Paul set him aside and sent all the girls back upstairs. He proceeded to ask a few questions. The boy's answers did not match the questions and the poor boy was turning red. 

Didn't this boy hear about the classic tale?

Paul broke into smile and said, “you're OK.” Obviously, this boy does not know Paul. Paul is only dangerous with food.

Some of the girls slept over after the prom. They were all just laughing about it.
Have a funny story or joke to share? Link with this team. Read, and share a smile.
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Planting Seeds

yellow flower in winter
This daffodil-looking yellow flowers comes back year after year before spring time.
The lily is reliable, low-maintenance, and worry free very much unlike teens. :)

Children are like seeds you plant in the beginning
You care for them, shower them, feed them
They grow in heights have branches and stems
But some weeds appear, you can condemn

Children grow like trees and develop roots
The roots can get deep enough, you'll have disputes
Your teens rather be with these weed friends
They spend their hours with undesirable moods

You look back and think what have you done
Your teens break rules, what happened, how come?
Far from perfection, but you've tried so hard
To keep them safe, responsible, not bad

Other adults tell you this things shall pass
It is just a phase, soon it'll be the past
But three years' too long, it seems lifelong
You just bow your head and try to be strong
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Snow Not Quake

It's seven, it's eight, it's nine, it's ten thirty . . .
My Fitbit watch's time changed but I'm no hurry
There is a winter storm warning since early this morning
It was hard to get up, I was still yawning

Every week my daughter gets her overnight pass
From the treatment facility where she is at 
She phoned just now, “are you coming to get me"
I said, it's snowing bad outside, I can't, I'm sorry.


“Okay,” she said and then hang up
I could not say bye, she heard enough
She is upset, I will make it up
Today, instead, I can catch up

I can sing, play with dogs, cooked a one-pot meal
Take my time to do, enjoy, and feel
The pleasure of being alone doing what I like
Without feeling bothered by my worrying psyche

You may have guessed my teens are away
Once again they had wandered and come astray
Both are in youth services now where they can't run
To places where they may do self harm

I get a break, a should rejoice
I should not cry, I have a choice
To be thankful that we are at least safe
We are still lucky, and not harmed by earth quake


And here is what I made today.


This tastes so good--one pot tender chicken meal.






Thank you Lord. Please guide the people in Japan affected by earthquake and aftershocks.
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