I am the mother of a teenager. There really should be a special support group for parents of teens. I know I am not the first and won't be the last and that my problems are not the worst. We really need to band together to fight the nasty, smarmy, poor pitiful me attitudes of our teens. I love my teen but he really knows how to push those buttons with his brother and with me. He really is a great kid in general but, when those teen hormones start rocking he turns into an alien.
My teen before he was a teen; he was smiling and happy, he would talk to me about things going on at school, and in general was mostly pleasant to be around with the exception of torturing his brother. The later I could accept as normal sibling rivalry. As a teen he has morphed into this smarmy, sarcastic, frowny faced, and brooding young man. There are days when I see a glimpse of that pre-teen young man but they are few and far between lately. He is still a good kid, please do not misunderstand me, and I love him dearly. I know we are all suffering growing pains but, as a mom I want to fix everything and I want a quick fix. I know that is not possible and I know that this is something we must all endure.
I still refer back to my, "Power of a Praying Parent" for comfort and prayers. If you are a parent of a teen I highly recommend that book. The Author, Stormie O'Martin, gives you specific prayers to say for certain areas of your child's life. She also recounts some of her own road blocks as a parent and how she prayed through them. I always say as parents we should spend our time in battle on our knees.
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