Teenager In Trouble

Last year I met a young man while I was out walking my dog. I rescued this dog from a shelter 2 years ago as I was in need of a watch dog. She is a Shepard- mix with very unusual markings. The young man asked me about her and they became fast friends. I noticed that he seemed to be caring for young children, I assumed they were his younger brothers and sister they were all under the age of six. Everyday when I walked my dog he would come out to see her and pet her and she would jump up and give him puppy kisses. One day while I was at work some neighbor kids with a pitbull were in my yard tainting my dog and this young man came to her rescue with a plastic baseball bat. He hit the pitbull across the nose and chased the kids out of my yard. That evening while I was out walking her, He came out to us and told me what happened. I thanked him for his help. I then introduced myself and he told me his first name and we chatted for a couple minutes. When I returned home, I talked to my daughter about the young man and how he protected my dog. She knew who he was and began to tell me about his unusual story. This is the beginning to his very long sad story. I hope you will stay tune.

Mother's and Daughters

Hello There, Was having some computer problems but we are up and running again. 2 weeks ago my Daughter turned 17. We went to a favorite place for dinner. She then went to stay with my cousin to give me a break. They are getting along and having fun. It is not always fun having two females from different generations living in the same house. My Mother and I have similar issues. I am a very free spirited person, my Mother has always been a control freak. A very bad combination. My Daughter is like my mother, We free spirits will not be controlled, which is why I'm having a break. As much as I love my Daughter , I just need my space from time to time. So here I am enjoying my space when my Mother calls and wants to come for a visit because she's bored and she knows I'm on vacation. I've only been alone for 4 days, what can you do. Tomorrow We go to pick-up my Daughter. Then back to normal, I guess having some time alone will have to wait. No going to the beach and reading my book that I got 3 months ago or doing my nails or taking a nap in the sun with my dog or etc etc etc.

Hello My Friends, I'm writing about how important my Father was to me during my teenage years as well as when I was a young adult. He gave me great advice on being a valuable employee. Always show up for work on time, be a team player. learn everything you can about your job and do your work with a sense of pride. I've work with many young people over the years and I've tried to instill in them that same work ethic that my father instilled in me. Young people today are more interested in playing then working. My Mom says that young people are over indulged. This maybe true but you still have to grow up and part of that growing experience is learning how to financially support yourself and manage money. You don't learn these things at school but from we parents. I'm having a difficult time getting through to my daughter about these things. She only lives in the moment for that moment and has no clue about saving money for a rainy day. To her money was made to be spent. It must be a female thing. When I was my daughter's age I was more interested in making money then spending it.

Remembering My Father

In honor of Fathers Day I would like to write about my father who passed away 16 years ago as a result of heart disease. As I mentioned my parents had the pleasure of raising 6 teenagers during the 1970s. This was the time when my father became more involved with our upbringing. He gave us kids some very basic rules to follow. Rule 1 Stay out of trouble with the law. Break the law and you will go to jail. Rule 2 Go to school and graduate . Rule 3 Help out around the house and no you do not get an allowance. He provided us with food, clothing and shelter and we were expected
to do our part. Rule 4 No lying and sneaking around behind his back. Any violation of His rules and you would have to find some other place to live. I personally did not have a problem with the rules.
My Father was a very smart and fair man. Living in the country, we grew our own food. His favorite time of year was planting season. I always had the honor of planting the potato seed because my foot was just the right size to place in between the seeds. We always planted our garden on Memorial Day, unless it rained. As for my Fathers rules , I am using them on my daughter and yes they still work. Thanks DAD , I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Teenagers learning to drve

Hello again, Last Friday I had the day off from work and My Daughter wanted to go and have some practice driving time. My first mistake was in Not saying a prayer before we left the drive way. I know that it's hard to learn to drive . It's even harder for a Mom who is a bit of a control freak. We live in an area that has alot of hills and winding twisting roads. As I said I should have prayed before we left the driveway. We were driving along faster then I preferred and my daughter was listening to the radio and not to me. We entered into a very sharp right hand turn faster then we were suppose to when we did a side drift and almost rolled over. She wonders why I was yelling at her. After a 20 minute lecture I then made her drive through the turn again. My question is who is better a teaching teens to drive, a Dad, Mom or the Drivers Ed. dept. At this point I'd rather it be anyone but me. As much as I hate it , I will continue to help her learn how to drive . I just need to remember to pray, if that doesn't work then I'll just have to find a willing racecar or stunt driver who wants to mentor a teenage driver. Until then to all my neighbors Beware when you see us leave the driveway with the little missy behind the wheel.