tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post740525206850826236..comments2024-03-27T07:54:13.206-04:00Comments on An Accidental Blog: Parenting, StillPaulita http://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-79570510446689843932017-12-02T12:33:23.880-05:002017-12-02T12:33:23.880-05:00"Oh. I told Danny he needed to be a better fr..."Oh. I told Danny he needed to be a better friend to Spencer and help him resist peer pressure," she said. <br />Perhaps "Danny's" mother meant that there is safety in numbers, and that having a BEST FRIEND so you can STAND BY each other when those difficult teenage peer pressure decisions arise is what she meant? NOT that "Danny" was "better" than Spencer in any way, rather that trying to navigate the "perils" of HS with your friend is easier. As for "no consequences" you can't possibly know what was really going on with that Mom and her family without "walking in their shoes". She obviously trusted you enough to confide in you the then current conditions of their home-life and her struggles, never realizing you were feeling so intolerant on the other end of the phone. Fake empathy and "comfort" from you most likely mislead her into continuing to believe you were her understanding friend. Mayhaps , as moms, we EACH feel like we're the default parent sometimes? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-4638535262661217962011-06-16T23:11:25.686-04:002011-06-16T23:11:25.686-04:00It is so hard to have to always be the voice in th...It is so hard to have to always be the voice in the wildness. Sorry I haven't called this week. Hannah time before she leaves. You are a stellar mom. He will be a better man for itBFFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-75261409038985579802011-06-14T17:36:26.060-04:002011-06-14T17:36:26.060-04:00Courage Paulita. Man did this strike a chord! I of...Courage Paulita. Man did this strike a chord! I often felt like I was alone in the world of parenting and discipline. At the time, my kids made sure I knew I was the ONLY parent giving out such horrible consequences. Why was I apparently the only one? I questioned myself all the time. FYI...they still haven't become the angels I envisioned at the moment of their birth. But they are great young men and yes, they have thanked me for my<br />tenacity. Of course, they often still make fun of me for it as well!Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-42129373215573608412011-06-14T12:56:32.225-04:002011-06-14T12:56:32.225-04:00i love how your moral compass is always so "o...i love how your moral compass is always so "on." your family & friends are lucky to have you. ---ya.. that goes for you too dakota.judifreudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348067275832436966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-3446277346738702722011-06-14T07:41:13.559-04:002011-06-14T07:41:13.559-04:00that made me laugh, I love that you ended up comfo...that made me laugh, I love that you ended up comforting her.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927567452092145101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-77497165026497094912011-06-14T07:39:45.751-04:002011-06-14T07:39:45.751-04:00I say write a book on parenting next. You're a...I say write a book on parenting next. You're an awesome one.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432297302456335219noreply@blogger.com