tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post1315625171639003515..comments2024-03-28T18:05:58.600-05:00Comments on Harry Times...All Jacked Up: New swim suit and a rant about parenting teensSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-80952260037531748842023-01-29T14:01:15.687-06:002023-01-29T14:01:15.687-06:00Phew, that sounds like a lot. I don't envy you...Phew, that sounds like a lot. I don't envy you. Let's focus on Minnie's adorable new mermaid swimsuit.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196296268895103846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-8451334365355252023-01-26T08:25:21.464-06:002023-01-26T08:25:21.464-06:00I do think that’s a huge part of it. Teenagers hav...I do think that’s a huge part of it. Teenagers have no ability to understand how fast everything moves and really how important it all is.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-23211500119701323802023-01-22T04:36:27.562-06:002023-01-22T04:36:27.562-06:00Sorry you have such a hard time (today/currently?)...Sorry you have such a hard time (today/currently?). I guess teenage years take a toll on everyone. It is so hard for parents to see the potential but the kids not using it. As a kid I vividly remember the "constant stress" of my parents to figure out how to move forward and what happens after school. I. know it was all good will but it left me so overwhelmed because I just didn't know it was all too fast to comprehend....Tobia | craftaliciousmehttps://craftaliciousme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-19487275822756178402023-01-20T08:54:55.506-06:002023-01-20T08:54:55.506-06:00It's SO HARD to navigate.It's SO HARD to navigate.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-66202462367376618502023-01-20T08:54:30.778-06:002023-01-20T08:54:30.778-06:00the expectation today is that parents ARE watching...the expectation today is that parents ARE watching it. We get all-school communication from the principal that echos this message weekly, and I just feel like it's ultimately bad for kids for parents to be involved at such a granular level.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-39457463699799734442023-01-20T08:53:42.533-06:002023-01-20T08:53:42.533-06:00SolidaritySolidaritySarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-33901946717844605392023-01-20T08:53:29.036-06:002023-01-20T08:53:29.036-06:00YES-- some of these consequences are just too big ...YES-- some of these consequences are just too big for a 14-16 y/o to grasp. Gah.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-12529674253327976412023-01-20T08:53:02.677-06:002023-01-20T08:53:02.677-06:00thank you!thank you!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-70430362198187563272023-01-19T14:36:44.636-06:002023-01-19T14:36:44.636-06:00Ahhhh! This sounds so stressful! I have this same ...Ahhhh! This sounds so stressful! I have this same internal argument all the time. Like... don't be TOO helicoptery because she has to figure it out... but don't be TOO laissez faire because how is she supposed to learn???? UGH! I wish I had a magic pill or advice or whatever, but all I have is empathetic UGGGGGHHHHH.Life of a Doctor's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267488942708510706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-35383898644429812182023-01-18T20:26:36.975-06:002023-01-18T20:26:36.975-06:00I was teaching high school in the mid 2000s when i...I was teaching high school in the mid 2000s when it was sort of cutting edge technology to have parents be able to see their students' electronic gradebooks. Parents seemed to be in three camps: those who checked it a million times a day and seemed to be the ones actually taking the class, parents who checked it right before conferences, and parents who never checked it at all. I remember thinking that parents in the first group must have such a mental load to keep track of their own life responsibilities, as well as their kids; the parents in the second group were probably doing it right; and the parents in the third group were probably what I would be like as a parent, but seemed vaguely irresponsible. <br /><br />I honestly don't know what the right answer is for schools, though. Depending on your district/school, so many kids have 504s or IEPs that sometimes it can be overwhelming for the teachers. And sometimes I think the accommodations don't actually do a service to students, particularly if it means the students get overwhelmed with work if they can turn stuff in late but then they don't do it until the last week of the grading period. Argh. I don't envy anyone on either side of it!NGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056381269070465424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-24784225343078105282023-01-18T09:40:03.161-06:002023-01-18T09:40:03.161-06:00This! And trying to teach these kids why it's...This! And trying to teach these kids why it's important to care about things like getting enough sleep, turning in assignments when you're supposed to, informing us of when a damn permission slip is supposed to be turned in, and then acting like it's our fault! <br />It's absolutely exhausting...Cory MacDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-60814688994280495492023-01-18T07:53:14.497-06:002023-01-18T07:53:14.497-06:00This is so tough. And school in general seems so d...This is so tough. And school in general seems so different from when I was in school - at least that is the impression I get from talking to my colleagues with middle/high schoolers. Like the fact that they CAN hand in an assignment late as long as it's before the quarter or semester ends? That was so not an option for this 90s kids (I graduated in 1999). It's tough because some of this seems to come down to nature. Like my brothers were not "great" at school, I think due to a combo of executive functioning and one having ADHD. Then I was a total and absolute perfectionist, but probably to an unhealthy extent. So I didn't require any involvement from my parents and had my act together.<br /><br />It's tough to figure out the right level of involvement, though. Like they need to experience natural consequences, but ideally before it's detrimental to their college application process. Gah. I am going to predict that my oldest is going to be like me. He has my perfectionistic tendencies. We'll see what personality emerges from Will. But he is definitely in the running for the class clown personality. When we read books at night, I will say, "where the kitty?" And he'll smile at me and point at the dog with a look of glee. But he's 2 so a lot can change in the next 10+ years! Lisa from Lisa's Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-82731802882390906662023-01-18T07:44:22.994-06:002023-01-18T07:44:22.994-06:00I know this is coming for me...and I AM NOT READY....I know this is coming for me...and I AM NOT READY. <br />Sigh. I wish I had some great solution, but parenting is hard and I can only imagine the pressure of having kids on the cusp of so many big decisions.<br /><br />Sending love!!Elisabethhttp://elisabeth-frost.comnoreply@blogger.com