Teenagers
« Previous EntriesI Love Having Teenagers
Friday, September 3rd, 2010I can’t tell you the number of people, who when I tell them that I have teenagers, say things like “Wow that must be tough” or “Good luck you will need it”. I don’t care, I love having teenagers. I really do. I can still remember what my life was like as a teenager. I can [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – Can Teenagers EVER Be Wonderful?
Thursday, August 26th, 2010It’s so easy to complain about our teens. I know I’m guilty of too often dishing out criticisms, admonishments, and lectures. I worry that my boys might be doing drugs, drinking, or some other peer-pressure stupidity. But, they also deserve my support when they do well and my understanding when they slip up.
My [...]
Give Yourself Some Credit by Bill McLeod
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Over the past few years I have talked about my experiences with raising children as a single dad. People ask me all the time “how do you do it”, to which I respond “I just do it”. Really when you think about it, we all have some sort of experiences from our childhood that we can draw [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – My 13-Year-Old Does Know It ALL!
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010There’s nothing new dealing with teens that think they know it all, but recently I’ve found that my 13-year-old is making me crazy with his attitude. I’ve got another teen at home – his 16-year-old brother, so I do have some experience living with a teen, but it doesn’t get any easier!
David and I occasionally [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – When Should We Take Risks?
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010We went on a family skiing trip and on my son’s first run of the season, he fell and broke his arm. Thankfully, it was a clean hairline fracture and he should heal just fine. It may take his ego a bit longer to recover, as he was trying to follow his girlfriend [...]
The Kids Were Gone For Three Weeks and I Didn’t Miss Them
Friday, July 16th, 2010Well Jack and Michaela made their annual trek to Montana this summer to see their grandparents, cousins, aunt and uncles. I for the first time didn’t because I had to really focus on finishing my book “Kickin’ Butt a a Single Parent” 99 Tips Every Single Parent Must Have (available August 12th) and making a [...]
I am Blessed to Have Supportive Kids
Thursday, June 24th, 2010I think that as parents, especially single parents, we spend so much time wanting to be supportive of our kids. Maybe it’s because we only see them so often, or maybe because we worry about how being raised by a single parent might affect them later on in life.
Webster defines support as:
to bear or hold [...]
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