What is your mood???

[nina]

Im am happy today, or at least I am happy right now...I am watching one of the best movies ever made, "Liar Liar" I newly got it on dvd and it has some great bonus material

[Janel]

Janel,
I am sorry to hear that you and your son are having this type of problem. I am not a mother and I do not know what happened between you, but, please, try to talk to him, do not let this situation escalate... So, go there girl, take a deep breath and try to start a conversation... it'll help you feel better.

Thanks, Clemmy! My son and I typically do pretty well....we have made many adjustments to accomodate his growing independance. This one was about family chores....

It is a work in progress with him wanting to be a man, struggling to let go of wanting to be taken care of/doing what it takes to take care of himself and the house he lives in (mine!!)! My struggle is telling him what to do/letting go of how he does stuff and when and letting him figure it out for himself . It is a back and forth thing that evolves and changes as we go.....I expect a behavior from him---he doesn't do it WHEN I think he should---I call him on it---he get upset and stops talking---I have to wait---when some time has passed he is willing to tell why he didn't or forgot or screwed up or whatever---we agree I was too demanding and he was too negligent---I apologize, he gets the job done HIS WAY without complaint---and on it goes!!!!!

I feel irritated today at my previous post---I use the phrase "breaks my heart" too liberally.....this process of growing with my kids makes me feel confident some days and other days I just feel tired of the whole struggle. That day I was tired!!! Better today--we still had a fun weekend bummin on the couch watching movies and being silly. My son spent some time with his dad for the first time in a long while. It is good to see healing taking place...it is a hard thing....

[Jimenem]

I feel like this ------>

[Janel]

Is it chores....?

[Jimenem]

Lol, I wish.

I think you can guess what it is.

[Jimenem]

I'm 17 and a sophomor in college, with evil teachers and alot of homework. . .I'm overwhelmed.

[kasper]

Ugh, glad I don't care to go to college.

My day sucks so far... so my mood isn't great. I woke up and my eye was swollen. Its terrible because it always happens and to the same eye. For like no reason. I seriously think I'm cursed!!!

[Jimenem]

I'm sorry about your eye. It happens for no reason? Man that sucks. Sounds like it could be allergies, I don't know.

I hope you get better soon.

[fluffy]

Have you seen the DR??.............it sounds like a blocked tear duct to me..........you may need it flushed out...........( just a wee procedure ...nothing to worry about.....)

fluffy

[kasper]

It may be my cat. She sleeps on my pillow. But I don't know...

[thecablegal]

It probably is. Your cat could be carrying something infectious. That's why people say that you should never let a cat sleep on your bed.

[kasper]

She doesn't go outside or anything. And I give her baths every couple months. I'm weird like that

[thecablegal]

She doesn't need to go outside. Cats naturally carry things that we can become allergic to.

[quirky]

I'm gonna ignore all the cat germ posts.....

Today I feel unsure.....and kind of down....like I'm waiting for God to throw me a pitch I can hit.

[Clemmy]

I just went crazy today trying to convert some electronic files so that I could read in different computers... technology is great, but PCs suck!

I kind of feel better whenever I login here... this forum rocks! (I might have said it before... I'm getting old and ADD is not helping

Janel, dealing with teenagers are not easy at all... we've been there... the hormones, the identity seeking phase, pimples, independency... and the list goes...