| 10/04/08 09:04 AM |
#580
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Vicky Lakes (Fuller)
Melissa - Hey Girl, don't leave me hanging, I am right there with you...got the senior also...and after our round and round about why we wouldn't let her drive into Philadelphia on a Saturday night when she gets lost 10 minutes from our house I was ready to put her outside in a cardboard box last night... She'll get herself all worked up on the "what-ifs" (like what if there was a concert could she go here or there..) and my favorite is the part when we ask her why her friend can't drive into Philly and we get the "Her Parents Wont Let her"...ok....here' comes the cocked head confused look like well duh... oh and Jess' curfew is 11 (set by the PA Licensing rule not us, she can't drive past 11), but if she's with an older friend it's 12 on the weekends), 1030 on a school night, never mind most of her friends have a 9 or 10 school night curfew...so the whole wanting to hang out with her friends later scenario...what friends do you have that can stay out later??? It's a circle, round and round we go...she can't wait to move out, and some days I can't wait either. For the most part I am lucky that she runs with a pretty good crowd, however when I went to turn a light off in the hall and I overheard her say on the phone "sex with him" my mouth hit the floor as I was quietly pressing my ear to the door...turns out she was talking about a girl that had sex with her best friends boyfriend and that she was digging a deeper hole by lying about it...I had to listen for awhile to make sure there were no references regarding her...but she has a cousin that had 2 by 19 and didn't finish school and didn't have her license when the first child came at 16). She's already claimed she's not having kids until 30..RIGHT ON... oh, and having to drag around the "school project" baby for a weekend that cried every hour...oh yea, that's what I am talking about...best birth control ever...I wouldnt' babysit for her and so she had to take it to the football game, to the mall and to work...it was classic.
Ahhh the memories of colored tights and matching dyed shoes.... speaking of Homecoming, Jess is going out for her dress today, at last look she was trying to convince me that the "lingerie" she showed me was actually a dress..ok, when the description reads 33" from shoulder, how much a-- do you really think this is going to cover? Satin, spaghetti strap item that barely covers your butt number and the 3 inch heels....right...and you think you are walking out of this house in that?....what ever happened to the yards and yards of fabric we had in our clothes? If we dressed like this in high school the teen pregnancy rate would have sky rocketed. One can only hope they don't have her size...and she comes to her senses...this coming from our usually very modest dressing daughter that has at least 3 layers on covering every square inch of pastey white skin. Can you tell I'm still worked up from last night??
Sean, you are lucky you even have a cardboard box...John learned a long time ago, just nod yes dear, at least he would still have a warm place to sleep.
Jolee - Hope you made it to the beach..
Kristen - As for your 8 year old, yea, it gets worse...the clothing is just the beginning...and even with just one boy I will say they are FAR EASIER...once the girls hit that hormonal roller coaster it's a long ride....one you don't want to get back in line to ride again. I've been pretty honest with my kids when they have asked, I don't offer up information, but they know I didnt' do drugs or smoke, but that I did occassionally drink, but I didn't drink and drive, and we were smart enought to have a designated driver most nights if there was going to be drinking. I had the dad that bought the booze provided you stayed at home.. I've allowed her to taste beer and wine, and she turns her nose up at it, and she can't stand the smell of smoke...so there's hope..but as for guys and intimacy..haven't crossed that threshold as there hasnt' been a significant other in the picture, and she's pretty good about brining her friends male and female home to hang out. I'm not niave to think she hasn't messed around, but I'd like to think I know her enough to use good judgement..her downfall is that her Dad knows every body so the guys feel comfortable around him, but John doesn't have a problem walking downstairs at 1130 and opening the back door and announcing "Thanks for stopping by" to get them to leave.
And BURRR, it's not supposed to be this cold up here already, what's up with that.
Kelly - Sorry to hear about the progress report, you are right, it's the hardest thing to do..especially when they are that sweet....how'd you rate getting one that wants to fix dinner?
Carla - Hope you got that deadbolt for the basement door. John got home yesterday, poor Toby, back into the crate at night.
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