what you wrote was lovely. you might think about blogging about that topic someday, but only when you need to. life is a journey, as they say. also i’m happy to give driving lessons! i adopted my child, so maybe that’s why?
joy to you!

I don’t think the kids are any more difficult than they have ever been but I think the world has changed so much and social media is putting new pressures on teens (and their parents trying to police it’s use). It’s incredible to think about the changes even the short time since you were a teen.

ha- now you will survive

It is so hard when you are working isn’t it? I’m lucky to finish work at 4.00pm so can be home by 4.15/4.30 and the girls are only home just before 4.00 so they don’t have long at home alone. It is hard to convince older children that it’s not a “babysitter” just someone to help with younger kids, get dinner ready etc. But I think an added bonus is having someone there to notice if they’ve arrived home out-of-sorts and being able to lend a friendly ear if necessary. It’s all a logistical nightmare though isn’t it, I know if I end up in a job with a later finish time, my husband will have to finish work on time every day.

Yes Hippie Child is learning to drive at the moment, I’ve completely handed that over to the husband, I gave BIRTH he gets to teach her to DRIVE. It’s only fair. Sleep is a huge thing isn’t it, even when you send them to bed (and remove all online devices) they still sometimes stay awake for ages. Re comment on beauty of sorrow – I did write a bit of a blog post didn’t I?

also, thanks for your comment about the beauty of sorrow.

happy weekend, n

Oh and I had my first teenage “I hate you so much” the other day because I made her get her hair cut to just below shoulder length (she had headlice and it was impossible to deal with with her thick hair past her shoulder blades). Sigh.