Thursday, September 26, 2013

Hello again.

This is my second attempt at blogging, I am in a much better head space than ever before and feel that I have a lot to say about life, parenting teens and marriage. I am no expert, I just hope to bring a smile to your faces.

Len and I have been married for 24 years (living together for 30!!!@@@!!!) and we have a daughter Megan who is 18 and a son Andy who is 16.  Life is changing for us big time and it is how these changes affect us and how we deal with them that I hope to write about.

Humour has played a big part in our lives, I have found that laughing with my children over the most ridiculous things really bonds us together.  

This week I went shopping with my sister and her family at Costco, I took Andy and a mate.  The boys loved the trolleys, they are huge! So, the boys went racing around the car park, taking turns pushing each other and making car noises. I couldn't help but laugh, and even in the lift strangers were smiling.  After lunch in the cafeteria, Andy's mate hopped into the trolley with Andy pushing him, I thought for sure the lady at the door would tell him to hop out. No, she told me to keep my toddler tied in and then giggled.  Andy found a huge stuffed monkey that must be about 5 foot tall, so he hopped back into the trolley and put the monkey on top of himself and went around asking people where the bananas were. In the hour that we were there and the boys were doing this, only one person got annoyed with them.  I could so easily have gotten stressed and frustrated with them but I decided to laugh at them, they were hurting no one. 

They have asked to go again next week.

By laughing with them and allowing them to be the foolish 16 year olds that they are, I like to think I am honouring them and their unique qualities. At least I like to think that.

Bye for now
Debbie

8 comments:

  1. Hi Deb! You have a funny fella. I guess as long as they are respectful to other people and their space while they are goofing around then it's fun for all :-) And I do like a good laugh - laughing is good!
    Will enjoy hearing more of your crazy life and what you have to say about it Deb :-)

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  2. Thank you Anna, my boy definitely has a way about him.

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  3. Hi Deb! I can just imagine your Costco trip. Sounds like they had fun! LOL Everyone loves a good laugh. :)

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    1. I find it hard to not laugh at the boys. And I was so pleased they didnt annoy anyone.

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  4. Who wants to cry when you can laugh I love making my boy laugh as I did to my daughter 30 years ago...-the kids remember it she does-love dee x

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    1. I cant stand it when my kids arent happy and will do anything to make them smile x

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  5. hi Gorgeous! What a nice way to handle it, though its not the way we would when would up and anxious is it? I hope you are able to see the difference in how you are able to react to things now as opposed to the way you automatically would have before - well thats me projecting my experience onto you but I think you know I mean well :) xx

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    1. I totally understand where you are coming from T. And you are so right :)

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