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I’m Trying Not To Push My Teens Into The Activities I Loved in High School

April 7, 2019 By Christine 1 Comment

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When I dropped my daughter off at cross-country practice, I paused to watch the high school marching band rehearse. As I watched the kids play their instruments and the color guard practice their routines, I was instantly transported to a time when I, too, twirled a flag in front of a frenzied Friday night crowd. […]

Filed Under: Parenting My Way Tagged With: high school, High School Daze, teens

Here’s How To Send Your Son To A High School Dance In 50 Easy Steps

March 31, 2019 By Christine 2 Comments

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Now that your kid is in high school, I hate to break it to you: gone are the simple days when you drop your child off at an elementary event run by friends of yours on the PTA. Back then, you told your kid to grab his shoes and $2 and dropped him off at […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: high school, High School Daze, prom, teens

My Teen Daughter Has Found Her Passion And It Takes My Breath Away

March 17, 2019 By Christine 1 Comment

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I came to the sport of running late in life. Though I ran on my high school track team, I hung my running shoes up for many years until the strain of sleepless nights and baby weight became too much for me. In my early thirties, I dusted off on my running shoes and I […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: high school, parenting, teens

Sending a Kid to High School Is Harder Than The First Day of Preschool

March 10, 2019 By Christine 3 Comments

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When the nurse handed my son to me, I expected to feel an instantaneous bond. As I peeled back his blanket and took in his old man scowl, though, I surprised myself as the words, “I’m not qualified to raise a human” came to mind. And I promptly looked around for a grown up because […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: high school, High School Daze, teens

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