Well, I am glad to see this weekend get here. It's been an odd week for us and I'm ready to get back to the "somewhat" normal existance.
We had another issue with Cait (this one centering around "You just don't understand me") Glad to be informed by my teenage daughter that I don't know what it's like to be a teenage girl!! In discussing it with Rick, I used this analogy (tell me what you think):
It's like trying to grab a bull by the horns and force it to do what YOU want it to do! It can't happen without someone (probably you) getting hurt (i.e. trampled). Cowboys somehow have managed for years to get the cattle across plains, into a corral, and into single pens. They have let the animal run "free" but gently guided it in the direction of the cowboy's will. It's a win-win - freedom to run, control over the direction!! This is what a parent of a teen face this same delimma. Can it be solved the same way?
How can we let her think she is running free, all the while guiding her in the direction of our will?
We presented our plan to her last night, she was agreeable to all. We shall see.
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Whoo-eee.
I don't know. Since we aren't to that moment yet, I don't know. HOpe it all works out well.
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