My mom is mad
Posted May1-09 at 07:40 PM by Leah
My mom gave me a talkin' to tonight. I told her that my son, 16 years old and driving, sneaked into his girlfriends house at 2 am one morning. I got this info from one of my best girlfriends who knows what goes on in my son's life...more than I do. When I told my husband that I told my mother he got mad. My mom thinks we should take the car away from him and explain that he could go to jail for doing that. My husband will take care of it but told me never to talk to my mom again about family matters. I know I am a neglectful mother because I don't discuss things with my children. They'll make their own mistakes. My mom thinks I should express myself for their sake. I just don't know how to do that. I had concession stand duty the other night at my son's baseball game and didn't get everything done that I should have. Luckily there were people there to help, but I am slow at doing things and I do not interfere. I can't tell people what to do and when it comes to my kids, I can't either. Of course I tell them when the laundry needs to be done and for them to get their clothes down, or of other chores, but when it comes to life moments I take a back seat. Gotta go, Leah
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If you don't tell them how you feel, how will they know? Perhaps it may be easier for you to write them a note, explain to them that you find it difficult to express yourself to them face to face.
Then let them know how much you really love them, and that their action really scared you.
~ PattyPosted May2-09 at 06:08 PM by hypatia 
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just cuz you dont discuss stuff with your kids doesnt make you a neglectful mother. believe me, i speak from experience. being sixteen, he doesnt want his parents breathing down his back every minute of the day, he just wants to get away from things, do stuff on his own.
oh, and writing a note, not a good idea. and this is coming from a 16 year old perspective.
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Posted May4-09 at 02:47 PM by tormund
