Random Thoughts VII 'Merica (RTTVII)
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We do use an old school monthly flip calendar that we look at every Sunday to plan the week.Apps are great - as far as they go. However, when you're coordinating between four teenage boys (and two girls that don't live with you), it helps to have one big place where everyone can write their stuff down where everyone else can see it.
We tried to have a presence at all their events, but if it wasn't on the calendar, they might not see us there.
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little bro got himself locked in the car before church one day when he was about 2. I still remember that. Trying to get him to push the right button.
and while I'm busy patting myself on the back pants-style for my future mom skillz, I'd like to point out all of the great parents we have in this thread. Most of you don't appear to have sociopathic kids so that seems like a real success. I enjoy reading your parenting stories and I definitely store tidbits from them.
I think that's cool that he looks up to you and all that but kinda feel it's odd that you felt the need to have a safe sex talk with your 22 year old brother. My sister was your age when I was 22 and would have just walked away if she ever started bringing up sex with me.
I'll pimp one of my old threads, but there's a lot of great advice of what not to do here. Bos and Snowcraig had me cracking up.
http://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=180453
I just want to clarify I have never patted myself on the back for my future mom skillz.
My parents used an old car seat my aunts had used when my cousins were young. It didn't hold together exactly right, so my dad used safety pins to hold it together. My parents are both attorneys so they really should have known better (not that attorneys make better parents, but a lot of our classes revolve around "what did those idiots do next"). Nothing ever happened, but he's still mortified about that.
It's just because it's mom skillz. He'll pat himself on the back for everything else though
homeschooled, remember? To my knowledge, none of us ever got any real discussion on the topic. I'm sure he's picked up on a few things at this point but I did feel he needed to hear it. I get your point though- the other brother? Never would have this discussion even if we were closer. In fact, when he was about this age, he and I had a convo about how we though our sister would end up getting pregnant because of the guy she was dating. That brother has always been fairly responsible, mature, and aware of that kind of stuff.
This brother has always been way immature for his age. He just turned 22 but I would say he's very much like a 17-19 year old. His friends have always been several years younger and same with the couple girlfriends he's had. The other three siblings were all held back a year in school (parent's choice, all early summer birthdays) and this brother was actually held back two. So if he were in school right now, he'd be like college soph level. But that would put him at what, Bu's level? And I don't see that at all.
omg, that bos post. Good thread revival, this is hilarious.
And baby Z was only three months old!
And baby Z was only three months old!
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