tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post484301753849257044..comments2023-10-14T09:44:21.840-05:00Comments on People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Just Because Kids Are Physically Ready, It Doesn't Always Mean They're ReadyJen Piwtpitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576108150881254072noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-92140562458421395242019-08-16T05:36:52.236-05:002019-08-16T05:36:52.236-05:00You are a great mom Jen and it appears you are rai...You are a great mom Jen and it appears you are raising two great kids. Keep up the good work. So many people complain about "kids today" and they never realize that most of the problems with those kids can be traced to piss poor parenting. There is no manual when it comes to being a parent even with all of the books on the subject we have to learn and make our own way. You and your husband seem to be doing just fine. Thank you for bringing a little ray of hope into my life for the future.Garrett Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819345881194572226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-12439341816268333252019-08-15T17:06:41.944-05:002019-08-15T17:06:41.944-05:00It's so great that he had the maturity to corr...It's so great that he had the maturity to correctly identify what he was and wasn't ready for! Aliciahttps://sadlerhouse.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-62720981088366271812019-08-15T10:01:06.803-05:002019-08-15T10:01:06.803-05:00Oooohhhh I loved this one. Because, yeah. They are...Oooohhhh I loved this one. Because, yeah. They are listening even when they act like they're not. And I'm so glad he's aware of his limitations--not every 14yo is. Kim Bongiornohttp://www.letmestartbysayingblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-13161863358014946942019-08-15T09:41:13.855-05:002019-08-15T09:41:13.855-05:00I remember it driving people CRAZY that I wasn'...I remember it driving people CRAZY that I wasn't ready for milestones on society's timetable (very slightly autistic kid, so I was a complete and total late bloomer).<br /><br />I am SO THANKFUL that my father and grandmothers drummed it into my head that I should do things when *I* felt ready, not when everyone else acted ready or when society said I should.<br /><br />The only two things I did on anyone else's timetable were move out/go to college (there was a huge belief back in the '90s that you would either do it at 18 or not at all) and become sexually active (I did that one to myself, entirely, by getting obsessed about being "normal enough"). <br /><br />I regret them both. I very nearly crashed and burned getting out on my own, and ended up with a liberal arts BA (with honors) that I use for an "MRS" and an "MOM". At 41, NOW I know that (1) I needed to stay home until I had my anxiety under control and my executive function skills had had a few more years to mature, and (2) what I probably really wanted to be was a plumber and electrician. Oh well-- maybe it's not too late. <br /><br />I ended up with a pretty good guy in the end, but we were way too young (he was barely 18, I was not quite 21) and took things waaaayyyy too fast (friends to dating to living together in under 60 days). And the two guys I slept with before him were, to put it bluntly, a clinical narcissist and a psychopathic incel. Real peaches, man. SO THANKFUL I didn't get knocked up and stuck with one or the other of them... MCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-64513956423527503022019-08-15T09:38:57.637-05:002019-08-15T09:38:57.637-05:00Well look at that! You raised a good human that ac...Well look at that! You raised a good human that actually listened to you all those years. Good for Gomer. Emma was never ready. She’s 19 and still doesn’t have her license. Frugalista Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293739650790926245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-37879560861651086102019-08-15T08:46:09.293-05:002019-08-15T08:46:09.293-05:00Hi - love your style of writing. How nice that som...Hi - love your style of writing. How nice that some of the things we say to them sink in! I'm shocked and amazed that kids are allowed to drive at 14! (They are allowed to start at 16 here with "graduated" abilities and restrictions). If you think it's tough having them start highschool - wait until they go off to college or university. Then they don't come home at night. The grunts and one syllable responses are normal. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.com