I had a good weekend. I didn't do much of anything which is exactly what I needed.
I took the kids to see Monster House. Word of advice, don't waste your money.
Sunday I took the kids to see my sister's 2 new yellow lab puppies. They are so cute but I can't imagine having 2 puppies. Of course now the kids want a puppy but it's not going to happen. We have one dog and he's enough work. I'll just take them over to my sister's to play with hers.
I spent a lot of time reading this weekend which was very relaxing. I could live with my head stuck in a book if I had the time. When I enter the library I'm so happy, almost excited because there are so many books for me to read and I'm surrounded by them.
My in-laws will be back from their Alaskan cruise tomorrow. I know my husband will be glad to see his dad, he hasn't seen him for 3 weeks and that's never happened before. But honestly, it's been nice having a break. My in-laws are such a huge part of my daily life, more so than the average person. They like to tell us what to do with our money which gets on my last nerve. They just don't get how it is to raise 3 kids in today's world. I just ignore them, you'd think they realize that we're going to do our own thing. Don't get me wrong, they've been very smart with their money and they are reaping the benefits now but our situation is totally different than theirs.
Have I mentioned how hot it is? Today with the heat index it's going to feel about 110 degrees and tomorrow and Wednesday are going to be worse. I don't know how JR can work out in it but he's used to it. He'll be wiped out when he gets home.
I have no camps going on this week and I'm so glad. Now I need to get ready for school, yuck. I can't tell you how much I'm dreading school.
Older daughter broke up with her boyfriend. She said that having had her phone taken away made her realize that she doesn't want a boyfriend and all the stuff that comes with one. She said she likes having her time to do what she wants without someone bugging her. This boy was a bit needy and I wasn't comfortable with it. I'm just thankful she realized it on her own. I've really had to come down on her regarding the phone and some other issues, she knows I'm not playing around and honestly, I think she's relieved that I stepped up. I was sitting back to see how she'd deal with things and unfortunately I had to step in before things got out of hand. And she didn't even balk or fight me on it so I know she was glad that I did it, she was caving to the pressures of her peers and now she can just blame everything on me. I'm cool with that.
Did you struggle with peer pressure as a teen? Do you still?
I took the kids to see Monster House. Word of advice, don't waste your money.
Sunday I took the kids to see my sister's 2 new yellow lab puppies. They are so cute but I can't imagine having 2 puppies. Of course now the kids want a puppy but it's not going to happen. We have one dog and he's enough work. I'll just take them over to my sister's to play with hers.
I spent a lot of time reading this weekend which was very relaxing. I could live with my head stuck in a book if I had the time. When I enter the library I'm so happy, almost excited because there are so many books for me to read and I'm surrounded by them.
My in-laws will be back from their Alaskan cruise tomorrow. I know my husband will be glad to see his dad, he hasn't seen him for 3 weeks and that's never happened before. But honestly, it's been nice having a break. My in-laws are such a huge part of my daily life, more so than the average person. They like to tell us what to do with our money which gets on my last nerve. They just don't get how it is to raise 3 kids in today's world. I just ignore them, you'd think they realize that we're going to do our own thing. Don't get me wrong, they've been very smart with their money and they are reaping the benefits now but our situation is totally different than theirs.
Have I mentioned how hot it is? Today with the heat index it's going to feel about 110 degrees and tomorrow and Wednesday are going to be worse. I don't know how JR can work out in it but he's used to it. He'll be wiped out when he gets home.
I have no camps going on this week and I'm so glad. Now I need to get ready for school, yuck. I can't tell you how much I'm dreading school.
Older daughter broke up with her boyfriend. She said that having had her phone taken away made her realize that she doesn't want a boyfriend and all the stuff that comes with one. She said she likes having her time to do what she wants without someone bugging her. This boy was a bit needy and I wasn't comfortable with it. I'm just thankful she realized it on her own. I've really had to come down on her regarding the phone and some other issues, she knows I'm not playing around and honestly, I think she's relieved that I stepped up. I was sitting back to see how she'd deal with things and unfortunately I had to step in before things got out of hand. And she didn't even balk or fight me on it so I know she was glad that I did it, she was caving to the pressures of her peers and now she can just blame everything on me. I'm cool with that.
Did you struggle with peer pressure as a teen? Do you still?
posted by TC at 8:54 AM
2 Comments:
I've struggled too Mary. I still find myself fighting that need to fit in. It's easier though as an adult to stand up against peer pressure.
I can't begin to tell you how many times my teens have used me as the reason to get out of doing something they themselves didn't really want to do, but didn't have the nerve to say so to their friends. I'm totally cool with being the "mean mom".
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