Needing prayer for me and mine

[~Tara~]

Oh wow are we ever having a time right now. He's as stubborn, introverted, backwards and hateful as I was. Now I can only pray I handle it better than my parents did.

That's really all I need to mention.

[Webster5]

Prayers in this matter Tara that God gives you the strength and wisdom needed.

[PianoMama]

praying for you, Tara. It's hard when you see something that you did as a child but want to handle it different than parents did...I'm going through that too.

hugs.

[Ashlee]

Praying Tara!

[leona]

Praying for you hun xx

[~Tara~]

Thanks girls.

Hubs came home early and finished dealing with him. I maintained my cool all day. It was just mentally exhausting...trying to figure the kid out, kwim?

We're sort of on the mend for today..he's finally finished his math corrections from yesterday and is now moving onto today's work. Yeehaw (she says sarcastically)

[savedbygrace]

Praying T'
The ones that are just like us are always the most difficult!

[JRBL]

Yeah, Esther, and they usually wind up being our "unofficial favorites" as they grow too. I'm praying for you, T~ And for your kiddo~ Big, big, giant hugs~

[gamommyto4girls]

Hugs and prayers comin' your way.

[Tammyn4As]

Hugs and prayers for you Tara!

[Beth]

Praying for you Tara. It is so hard to deal with sometimes. You want to handle things better than your parents did, but then you catch yourself doing some of the same things. Will taking him to the side and talking to him alone help?

[JoyLynn]

I'm sorry, Tara. [hug] I'm glad today's going better than yesterday. :-D

If you can, seriously try lots of alone dates with him. As often as possible! Ask the Lord to help you make it happen. It's harder for a kid to rebel against someone they see as an ally and confidante, ya know?

Tweens and teens need to have adults to turn to who'll listen and not be critical. And they want to feel respected and like what they have to say is interesting and important. I'm not saying we don't need to command respect at home, because we absolutely do!!! Yes, sir! [OK] It's just really good to be able to step out of the whole home situation and traditional mom/child rolls and connect one on one. ( I know you already know all of this, btw. :mrgreen: )

This is what my parents did with me, and we remained best friends throughout my teen years. I'm doing the same thing with my kids now, and it seems to really be working. [OKOK] Did I mention as of last week, I now have three teens?!? LOL! How did THAT happen????? LOL! [rotfl]

Keep doing whatever you can to nurture and preserve that precious relationship. Being the two of you are a lot alike, you could ask yourself what you would have wanted to hear, and how you would have responded best to authority. You already have the inside track because you've been there yourself!

[loveyou], dear friend!

Joy [welcomewave]

[krazee4jc]

O' Tara, they'll test & try our patience [whatwacko]
Hang in there...Prayers

[Reneemomto5]

Dealing with some of the same here Tara. If you ever need to chat let me know. We are at home base for a time now so I'm here for you always k.

Its part of the parenting and child growth, different ages, different stages and they all teach us something. And like always we grow learn and do better the next day. And its okay not to get it perfectly right, we aren't suppose to. I think its just as important for us to learn along with them. And we just act like we have it all together, lol.

hugs and prayers