took your advice all! trusted my instincts, allys and lady, but chilled out , had them over to my house more, zayda and cfa, enticed them with food! pizza! liked their attitudes even less. but watched and waited. within 3 days one of them instigated a fight with some kid and took his cell phone. j was there. cops were called , fortunately only showed up at the other kids house. we talked about guilty by association and reputation and stuff. nothing lengthy or heavy. the next day these two came over bragging about the whole thing and how they gave the finger to the mother and cussed her out, bla bla bla. a couple of days later j is hanging with old friends. one thing j has never been is disrespectful to his elders or authorities. thank god i mellowed and gave him the freedom, bronco, and trusted him enough to allow him to make his own decisions. your wisdom hb. you all helped me so much. if j knew he'd thank you too for keeping his mom from freaking out on him! : ) football practice starts tomorrow, yeah!
bipolarbear posted on Aug 07, 2006
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JadeLondon said on Aug 07, 2006....
My two babies are still little. I am so nervous about what it is going to be like when they get older. The world is becoming a scary place. I sound old when I say it--but the world has changed a lot since I was coming up. Glad your situation worked out. No matter how old they get, I suppose they will always be our little boys. Was going to comment on your other post, but everyone gave such excellent advice, I didn't really know what to contribute. -
Zayda said on Aug 07, 2006....
Like Jade, my little guy is just beginning this grand adventure we call life. He is already stubbornly independent, like his mom. I am nervous about what is to come. So, I am sure I will be here, seeking advice from more experienced mom's about what to do. bipolarbear, I am glad to hear that things did turn out well. :) -
Alyss said on Aug 11, 2006....
bpb I am glad for you that it turned out well. I shall know who to turn to for teenage advice once mine get to that point. -
LadyGamer said on Aug 14, 2006....
Sometimes the best thing we can do is take a step back...even if it KILLS US. I've already had several situations where I made seemingly casual observations to my teen while my heart lodged in my throat with fear. Good for you. You have reaffirmed for yourself that you can trust him, and yourself. Good job. -
StrangeOne said on Aug 30, 2006....
Glad it worked out! You see? If you give him freedom, he will respect you for it.
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