Teenagers are confusing. And frustrating. And tricky. But they are also pretty dang awesome. Raising teenagers can evoke a wide range of emotions — from anxiety over how they are doing, to heavy sadness when they face a challenge, to joy from seeing them thrive. It’s a tough job.
It feels weird to look at these pictures now that the whole school year is all wrapped up. And oh boy I have a lot to say about all that…
What happens when you have a trip with your recently-returned missionary back to see her mission stomping-grounds and your other daughter gets asked to a different school prom the same…
Welp, this weekend was one for the record books for us around here. And my heart is so jumbled with all that I want to remember from the big things…
Another dance has come and gone. This one was squished in between the state football finals (where we WON!!! first time in his high school’s history so a pretty big…
I’ve mentioned this before I think, but my high school dances weren’t nearly as fancy as the ones we have here in these parts. I would just whip up a…
The responsibility as a parent becomes so tangible when you have teenagers, as their decisions and friends and actions start to mean so much more and have bigger consequences. They are so much more accountable and it is so difficult to find the balance between nagging and praising. Yet it’s difficult to help with anything at all if you don’t have a good relationship. So, Here I am with 3 tips for making teenagers like you.
It was graduation week for so many high school seniors this week. Albeit a very different kind of graduation from the traditional ones we are used to, (2020 high school…
I meant to add this to my post yesterday, but it got too long with too many tangents so here I am with one more thing to say about teenagers…