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Okay, MOM is a bit nervous.
She's 13, far too young to be attending high school, right? I mean, she's just a baby!
Surely she needs another year of prep before she takes that giant step?
Right?
Right?
I need some rum.
She's going to be great Sarahh. The high schools are doing SO much to help kids out. I know that we do "sheltered" freshmen programs in some schools in AZ to help them with the transitions. I know your schools are FAR better than we are here, too.
Feel free to PM me... this is my speciality.
Oh. Here's another glass of rum.
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Thanks, Tric and Eli -
They have freshmen only on the first day and they've assigned upperclassmen to serve as mentors. This is good.
Daughter appears fine and ready to go.
I'm just nervous. (The school has 2400 students.)
Sounds like they're doing LINK Crew or something. Great program. Good sized school, too. Bigger than some, but manageable. I'm sure daughter will do great, mom will survive just fine, too.
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Don't worry, she'll do just fine and will be your pride and joy...at least until she brings home the guy name Derk in the leather jacket riding the Harley with the extra loud pipes. But that shouldn't happen until at least the third day.
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I'm sure she will do great Sarahh. I can't imagine going to that large of a school. I attended 7th grade in Phoenix, and that was a larger school than my high school by far (graduating class was 240 out of the 300ish students).
One of my first college lecture classes (physics 101) had that many students in it, which was a hoot. I'm going back to school starting in a couple weeks, and am just hoping I'm not the only student in their 30s there. That would be nice heh.
One of my first college lecture classes (physics 101) had that many students in it, which was a hoot. I'm going back to school starting in a couple weeks, and am just hoping I'm not the only student in their 30s there. That would be nice heh.
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My high school was nearly this large. It didn't seem so big at the time, though - that's just how it was.
So why does this place seem so monstrous?
*sigh
(You won't be the only student in their 30s, I'm certain. That's the lovely thing about college - such variety.)
When I went back to get my Teaching Credential and later my MA, I was so old that most kids thought I was a professor! Heck, even many of the profs were younger than I was. I thought it was great. I had the advantage of size, volume and seniority. Won me lots of arguments . . .
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My high school was nearly this large. It didn't seem so big at the time, though - that's just how it was.
So why does this place seem so monstrous?
*sigh
(You won't be the only student in their 30s, I'm certain. That's the lovely thing about college - such variety.)
'Cause you're a momma and you still want to protect.
Links is an EXCELLENT program. It's been shown to really help freshmen get integrated to the "big" world of high school. Your baby is going to be fine. (Hugs for momma).
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I'm off to bed.
Daughter (and son - but he's doing fine at his same elementary school) are fast asleep, backpacks stocked with serious supplies, clothes laid out, everything ready to go.
*sigh*
A right of passage, this is.
And why have Yoda, I become?
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They seem so young now. My son just started 10th grade last week. He'll be 16 in a month and learning to drive. I know I started at 15, too, but it seemed so different then.
Good luck to your daughter! It can be confusing and overwhelming at first, but amazingly they figure it out.
My son just started 10th grade last week. He'll be 16 in a month and learning to drive. I know I started at 15, too, but it seemed so different then. Good luck to your daughter! It can be confusing and overwhelming at first, but amazingly they figure it out.
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Ah yes...high school.
Be sure to check her french horn case and trumpet case for pot. Oh, wait...that was me.
OK.
Be sure to smell her breath for booze after Jazz band practice. Oh, wait..that was me.
OK.
Be sure to check her purse for excessixe amounts of Visine and the occasional vial of poppers. Oh, wait...that was me.
Oh and lets not forget about the condoms in her purse. Oh, wait, that was me.
OK.
Time to lock her in her room till she's 21.
Just kidding. She'll be fine. But more importantly...you'll do fine....after a rum or two. (Not kidding there)
Be sure to check her french horn case and trumpet case for pot. Oh, wait...that was me.
OK.
Be sure to smell her breath for booze after Jazz band practice. Oh, wait..that was me.
OK.
Be sure to check her purse for excessixe amounts of Visine and the occasional vial of poppers. Oh, wait...that was me.
Oh and lets not forget about the condoms in her purse. Oh, wait, that was me.
OK.
Time to lock her in her room till she's 21.
Just kidding. She'll be fine. But more importantly...you'll do fine....after a rum or two. (Not kidding there)
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Okay.... come sit over here..... Yes, On my lap will be just fine....
It's time for Uncle Keeber's advice to parents of teenage girls...
(try not to wiggle so much, you are distracting me....)
Ahemm...
My credentials: Two daughters and a 14 y/o niece who came to live with us when she was totally out of control and had been thrown out of Germany for shop lifting where her Dad was a high ranking officer....
I went through a lot of things.... Everything from the mundane... to the scary... to funny (in hindsight)...
Today they are all 30 something and alive and happy... you can ask for no more... and anything else is gravy.
Here we go:
Number 1.
Focus. The focus is on keeping them alive. You MUST prioritize...
Remember between now and 18 they WILL do everything (see Misty's post!)(and remember your own life!) so don't fight it. Accept and enjoy it.
All "crimes" are not equal. The ones you must be focus on relate to keeping them alive. For my daughters it involved drinking and driving...
Never mind they were not supposed to be with older boys... or out somewhere when they were staying at Susy's house.. they got an automatic FREE NO QUESTIONS ASKED PASS AND PARDON when calling you for a ride so they do NOT have to be with anyone drinking and driving.
I suppose there maybe equally potentially fatal things around and the same rule should apply. Please note, this a rule for YOU not them... You must live up to it or they will never call again.
Number 2: See number 1.
Number 3: For the next several years, you and your husband will become total idiots who know nothing that is important. Do not be concerned. This is not the onset of Alsheimers..... It will pass... followed by a too brief period of being awesome and heroic.... then you will come back to reality about 15-20 years from now. Accept it. Focus on Number 1.
Number 4. Appearances are ALWAYS deceiving... They are not the little darlings you think they are... They are evil, lying, conniving bitches with no sense of the future beyond next weekend. Accept it. Focus on Number 1.
That's it! Have fun! Enjoy it. Just remember that the point of all this is NOT to have "well-behaved" children. The point is to produce reasonably happy and functional adults by the time they are 18 or so.
Everything else they can recover from. We had to put my niece into a drug re-hab at 15.. Today she is happily married with three beautiful "grandchildren" for us, including her own 14 y/o daughter.
And grandchildren? As the sign in our kitchen says... "Grandchildren are your reward for not strangling your teenagers"
Okay? Got it?
What?
Uhhh.... Yeah... actually that is a mouse in my pocket..... Want to play with it?
Okay, MOM is a bit nervous.
She's 13, far too young to be attending high school, right? I mean, she's just a baby!
Surely she needs another year of prep before she takes that giant step?
Right?
Right?
I need some rum.
Okay.... come sit over here..... Yes, On my lap will be just fine....
It's time for Uncle Keeber's advice to parents of teenage girls...
(try not to wiggle so much, you are distracting me....)
Ahemm...
My credentials: Two daughters and a 14 y/o niece who came to live with us when she was totally out of control and had been thrown out of Germany for shop lifting where her Dad was a high ranking officer....
I went through a lot of things.... Everything from the mundane... to the scary... to funny (in hindsight)...
Today they are all 30 something and alive and happy... you can ask for no more... and anything else is gravy.
Here we go:
Number 1.
Focus. The focus is on keeping them alive. You MUST prioritize...
Remember between now and 18 they WILL do everything (see Misty's post!)(and remember your own life!) so don't fight it. Accept and enjoy it.
All "crimes" are not equal. The ones you must be focus on relate to keeping them alive. For my daughters it involved drinking and driving...
Never mind they were not supposed to be with older boys... or out somewhere when they were staying at Susy's house.. they got an automatic FREE NO QUESTIONS ASKED PASS AND PARDON when calling you for a ride so they do NOT have to be with anyone drinking and driving.
I suppose there maybe equally potentially fatal things around and the same rule should apply. Please note, this a rule for YOU not them... You must live up to it or they will never call again.
Number 2: See number 1.
Number 3: For the next several years, you and your husband will become total idiots who know nothing that is important. Do not be concerned. This is not the onset of Alsheimers..... It will pass... followed by a too brief period of being awesome and heroic.... then you will come back to reality about 15-20 years from now. Accept it. Focus on Number 1.
Number 4. Appearances are ALWAYS deceiving... They are not the little darlings you think they are... They are evil, lying, conniving bitches with no sense of the future beyond next weekend. Accept it. Focus on Number 1.
That's it! Have fun! Enjoy it. Just remember that the point of all this is NOT to have "well-behaved" children. The point is to produce reasonably happy and functional adults by the time they are 18 or so.
Everything else they can recover from. We had to put my niece into a drug re-hab at 15.. Today she is happily married with three beautiful "grandchildren" for us, including her own 14 y/o daughter.
And grandchildren? As the sign in our kitchen says... "Grandchildren are your reward for not strangling your teenagers"
Okay? Got it?
What?
Uhhh.... Yeah... actually that is a mouse in my pocket..... Want to play with it?
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If she's anything like you, Sarah, I'd be more worried about the freshman boys she's gonna heart trainwreck...
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Okay, MOM is a bit nervous.
She's 13, far too young to be attending high school, right? I mean, she's just a baby!
Surely she needs another year of prep before she takes that giant step?
Right?
Right?
I need some rum.
You're normal, madam. Healthy, even. Quite frankly, I'd worry more about you if you were not nervous. Secondary education is particularly stressful, for both parent, teacher, and child.
I'd give you some rum if I could. Don't worry about worrying. It's quite understandable. Just don't let it rule you.
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Keebler, my father was a firm believer in your number one also, and it was a huge part of my decisions in high school. I mean I never did anything really that bad in school (well legally at least, if not morally), but it was nice to know my dad would be there if needed. He also did the whole speech about he did some drugs when he was in school but that it was nothing like what's out there now. His best advise to me in that regard was to make sure I trusted those around me if I tried anything. That one always stuck with me, even through current times.
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I think I like your Dad.....
To be fair... the odds are pretty good kids will survive, no matter what a parent does (other than strangulation) but it is helpful in reducing stress if you keep it all in perspective.... hence, Rule #1.
I honestly did not have a big "drug" talk, that I recall, with my daughters.... never had a chance to with my niece... I let them do that in the drug re-hab....
On the other hand, they were familiar with a couple of my favorite "druggie" songs.... "God Damn The Pusher Man" and "Illegal Smiles" by John Prine....
They each went their own way on that stuff... some good decisions, some bad ones... but they all came back to something like moderation and perspective.... kind of like their father did....
Which reminds me.... This weekend... goin' home to Amsterdam! I keep forgetting what that "moderation" thing means, but I am sure it is overrated.
-KC
Keebler, my father was a firm believer in your number one also, and it was a huge part of my decisions in high school. I mean I never did anything really that bad in school (well legally at least, if not morally), but it was nice to know my dad would be there if needed. He also did the whole speech about he did some drugs when he was in school but that it was nothing like what's out there now. His best advise to me in that regard was to make sure I trusted those around me if I tried anything. That one always stuck with me, even through current times.
I think I like your Dad.....
To be fair... the odds are pretty good kids will survive, no matter what a parent does (other than strangulation) but it is helpful in reducing stress if you keep it all in perspective.... hence, Rule #1.
I honestly did not have a big "drug" talk, that I recall, with my daughters.... never had a chance to with my niece... I let them do that in the drug re-hab....
On the other hand, they were familiar with a couple of my favorite "druggie" songs.... "God Damn The Pusher Man" and "Illegal Smiles" by John Prine....
They each went their own way on that stuff... some good decisions, some bad ones... but they all came back to something like moderation and perspective.... kind of like their father did....
Which reminds me.... This weekend... goin' home to Amsterdam! I keep forgetting what that "moderation" thing means, but I am sure it is overrated.
-KC
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I'm sure your daughter will be fine, sarahh.
Good genes, good family and all that.
Good genes, good family and all that.
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He also did the whole speech about he did some drugs when he was in school but that it was nothing like what's out there now. His best advise to me in that regard was to make sure I trusted those around me if I tried anything. That one always stuck with me, even through current times.
I like this. Gonna give it to my own spawn.
