tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post7590057291771258470..comments2023-10-07T16:35:50.848+01:00Comments on wakeupandsmellthecoffee: Happy 13th Birthdaywakeupandsmellthecoffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-87287496507669494922007-10-19T00:44:00.000+01:002007-10-19T00:44:00.000+01:00Congratulations on raising a great young woman. I...Congratulations on raising a great young woman. I'm in awe and hope I can do half as well with my daughter.Shauna Loves Chocolatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230467569621226082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-3442572503979870332007-10-17T13:18:00.000+01:002007-10-17T13:18:00.000+01:00Open and honest (more or less) is the best way to ...Open and honest (more or less) is the best way to gain respect with your children. We have friends who's daughter has a baby a month before her 15th birthday, she got engaged to someone else when she was 17, has just had her 18th birthday and is pregnant again, I would have thought giving birth at 14 would have been enough to put her off. It's very sad. I hope I can get through to my children.She's like the windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075810201419237816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-38301365143007229182007-10-15T08:32:00.000+01:002007-10-15T08:32:00.000+01:00Vi: I will tell her in due course. But I was drivi...Vi: I will tell her in due course. But I was driving on the motorway when this conversation took place and just didn't feel it was the right time yet.<BR/><BR/>blueangel: thank you. I do try and sometimes am very trying.<BR/><BR/>ciara: I keep having these talks with my daughter. I was only 9 when my periods started and I was so relieved it didn't happen for my daughter till she was 12. Those three years make a huge difference.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-10220825786842299232007-10-15T01:06:00.000+01:002007-10-15T01:06:00.000+01:00your daughter is really rather smart for her age.....your daughter is really rather smart for her age....i know she couldn't promise not to have sex before 18 and in all honesty i don't know if any teen can. but it's fabulous you told her about birth control. i've already had the puberty talk w my girls because they seem to be growing at a slightly higher than avg rate than most of the girls their age. i've told them i would hope that you wouldn't have sex too early, but that if they had that feeling i couldn't stop them, but to be open with me about it so we can take preventive measures.<BR/><BR/>those stories of girls getting pregnant in their early teens aren't so far fetched. i've actually seen/known girls who were that age and even younger getting pregnant. <BR/><BR/>hey, at least you weren't like my mom, 'if you're gonna do it, get protection'. that was the extent of 'the talk' for me. i have always been open to my kids...raised one who's now 20(he turned out pretty good) and just have the 11 n 9 yr old left.<BR/><BR/>anyways, i'll stop rambling now lol HAPPY BIRTHDAY WAKE'S DAUGHTER!!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-34258054795264324772007-10-14T21:38:00.000+01:002007-10-14T21:38:00.000+01:00Your daughter is a lucky girl to have such a carin...Your daughter is a lucky girl to have such a caring Mum!Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038057267141877261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-48651456512892055662007-10-14T19:29:00.000+01:002007-10-14T19:29:00.000+01:00Personally mate, I'd tell her the truth about you ...Personally mate, I'd tell her the truth about you losing it at 15, how you wish you hadn't. Sounds like you both have a trusting relationship, and she would appreciate knowing what it was really like for you.Vihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765245225983839101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-2811246806729838462007-10-14T15:37:00.000+01:002007-10-14T15:37:00.000+01:00flowerpot: Most of the time we do have a good rela...flowerpot: Most of the time we do have a good relationship. But there are days....<BR/><BR/>Pixie: We're already in the attitude years. That's why I'm pulling my hair out.<BR/><BR/>pantheist mom: I have to work hard on my attitude because if I react the way I'm thinking, she shuts right up. <BR/><BR/>laurie: last week I told my daughter that my IQ dropped 100 points the day she started secondary school. She agreed! I remember being 13 and being horrid to my mother. Payback time.<BR/><BR/>CJ: I hope she respects me. I do wonder sometimes.<BR/><BR/>RC: Boys come to this stage a year or two later, judging from what I've seen. Maybe that's a good thing. I'll let you know when my son is there.<BR/><BR/>snuffy: Oh yeah, I'll post about that soon. <BR/><BR/>kaycie: You've been through it and come out the other side. It does have its ups and downs, doesn't it?wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-49871213569005336412007-10-13T23:49:00.000+01:002007-10-13T23:49:00.000+01:00She sounds like a lovely girl, inside and out. Tr...She sounds like a lovely girl, inside and out. Trust me, if you can talk to her at 13, you've got it made. That was our hardest year. Good for you both!<BR/><BR/>It is amazing how we learn from our own childhood and improve our children's, isn't it?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655321325607087357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-25088714357832052382007-10-13T21:56:00.000+01:002007-10-13T21:56:00.000+01:00How lovely. Yes, the stories are true. You know th...How lovely. Yes, the stories are true. You know this from your own experiences! I still have to find out more about the day you took off work and met your husband...Miss Snuffleupagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107304044851607450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-69491190655137966902007-10-13T21:43:00.000+01:002007-10-13T21:43:00.000+01:00What a terrific relationship you have with your da...What a terrific relationship you have with your daughter. I love the ease with which you can talk about the big subjects. I remember 13 and it was really scary.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if boys hit this stage later or if I just have clueless boys. I'm not looking forward to them getting a clue,either.the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-44146324444139126042007-10-13T21:16:00.000+01:002007-10-13T21:16:00.000+01:00Your daughter sounds like a wonderful child. Thir...Your daughter sounds like a wonderful child. Thirteen is a difficult age to be, I remember it yet don't want to at the same time! What a great mum you are. Your daughter's respect shines through.<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-67454840072956165672007-10-13T14:31:00.000+01:002007-10-13T14:31:00.000+01:00she sounds beautiful. great description, especiall...she sounds beautiful. great description, especially the hair. and it does sound like you two are very open and honest with each other, which is somewhat remarkable.<BR/><BR/>13 is a tough age to get to open up! i remember how terribly sullen i was from about 13 to, oh, i don't know, 30? just kidding. maybe 13 to 15. thought my mom was totally clueless.<BR/><BR/>sounds like your daughter is wise and good.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-15622145093804892532007-10-13T12:02:00.000+01:002007-10-13T12:02:00.000+01:00I think you're giving her a great gift in having a...I think you're giving her a great gift in having a mom she can talk openly with. <BR/><BR/>It sure is scary, having these little birdies reach the age where we start thinking about encouraging them to jump out of the nest (my son is 11). They're still little enough to be ours now, but we're working hard to groom them to be independent of us. (sniff)<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't have it any other way though.<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday to your lovely daughter!Kanga Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251832877719706249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-24006523293393958082007-10-13T10:21:00.000+01:002007-10-13T10:21:00.000+01:00That made me well up, just lovely.Although i adore...That made me well up, just lovely.<BR/><BR/>Although i adore my boys I always wanted a girl, I have to borrow my niece instead.<BR/><BR/>You sound as if the relationship is so strong now that it will survive the attitude years!<BR/>pxxFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-50743944543730286022007-10-13T09:56:00.000+01:002007-10-13T09:56:00.000+01:00Sounds like you have an amazingly good relationshi...Sounds like you have an amazingly good relationship - good for you!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.com