{{{msbelle}}}
Angel: I appreciate you guys looking out for Connor all summer. It's just—he's confused. He needs time. That's all. Fred: Right. Time, and some corporal punishment with a large heavy mallet. Not that I'm bitter.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Sep 12, 2019 5:46:19 am PDT #11376 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Laura - Sep 12, 2019 5:46:44 am PDT #11377 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
You are showing remarkable strength, mabelle. I wish I had been more firm with my son, and now I have a 27 yo teenager. Mac had plenty of choices. I'm sorry he has made it so hard on himself. Love and hugs.
sj - Sep 12, 2019 5:54:50 am PDT #11378 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
(((((msbelle)))))
Theodosia - Sep 12, 2019 6:06:04 am PDT #11379 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Hugs to you and Mac too, msbelle.
lisah - Sep 12, 2019 6:10:59 am PDT #11380 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
I'm sorry it's so rough, msbelle. Love to you and Mac, too.
Jesse - Sep 12, 2019 6:31:38 am PDT #11381 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You are not a monster, msbelle. Mac has had plenty of completely reasonable options and many opportunities to figure them out. And now you are helping him figure out additional options by pointing him in the right directions.
msbelle - Sep 12, 2019 6:53:27 am PDT #11382 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Thank you all. At work . Deadlibes
Katerina Bee - Sep 12, 2019 7:04:47 am PDT #11383 of 30019
Herding cats for fun
Better this kick in the butt at 18 than having a rude and surly man child of 30 refusing to speak to you, leave your house or stop playing video games. This is the hard part of parenting your brat.
((Msbelle)) stay strong.
Jesse - Sep 12, 2019 7:26:15 am PDT #11384 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have a couple of friends I always want to introduce to people with tough teenagers -- they were a hot mess through their teens and twenties, but eventually got it together and are responsible adults! (One maybe never found a career, but did find a wife with a good job! And he's a great dad, so it all works out.)
Shir - Sep 12, 2019 7:34:07 am PDT #11385 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
msbelle - you are one of the most patient people I know. You are doing what is right for mac and yourself. And it's hard, and it's heartbreaking. Tons of ~ma.