http://www.meanager.com/blog/teenage-choices.html Teens and Parents resources. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:31:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.meanager.com/blog/teenage-choices.html/comment-page-1#comment-22 Meanager Mom Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:56:48 +0000 http://www.meanager.com/blog/?p=92#comment-22 I guess Mothers are a bit like animals who protect their young! Dealing with a bi-polar teenage daughter has been the biggest task of my life. I am not perfect by far and I do have personal struggles with myself everyday and I am supposed to be an example to my daughter. I have always been my daughter's personal cleaner...I am the woman who follows behind her with my broom to be there to clean up each mess caused by her poor choices to protect and to serve her every need. I have found at times I have neglected my own welfare! I love my daughter and I often feel some little guilt because after some of her emotional highs and lows I find myself calmly staring at her and thinking WHERE IS THE NICE SWEET GRATEFUL BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER OF MINE? Then there are short moments of words I treasure... "Bye Mom I love you" ... "Are you ok Mom" ... or "Thank's Mom". I have found from my own dealings with my daughter to tell her I am the one person on this earth in your life whom would never steer her wrong! And of course she doesn't hear the word's of wisdom and deals with it on her own unexpierenced mind and then we have to deal with the drama of her choices! So I have backed off and set my broom aside only beause I am exhausted! I allow her to live with the choices she has made and I never take my phone with me if I am out and want to relax and enjoy myself. It's hard!!! It tears at my heart sometimes. A mother of a teenage bi-polar daughter can be bumpy! Be sure to take those moments to relax and most of all take time for yourself so you are strong ! and dont run to put any fires out, unless it's life or death of course. Just Breathe.....it's going to be o.k. remember you are a Mother lion and she is only a cub. I guess Mothers are a bit like animals who protect their young! Dealing with a bi-polar teenage daughter has been the biggest task of my life. I am not perfect by far and I do have personal struggles with myself everyday and I am supposed to be an example to my daughter. I have always been my daughter’s personal cleaner…I am the woman who follows behind her with my broom to be there to clean up each mess caused by her poor choices to protect and to serve her every need. I have found at times I have neglected my own welfare! I love my daughter and I often feel some little guilt because after some of her emotional highs and lows I find myself calmly staring at her and thinking WHERE IS THE NICE SWEET GRATEFUL BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER OF MINE? Then there are short moments of words I treasure… “Bye Mom I love you” … “Are you ok Mom” … or “Thank’s Mom”. I have found from my own dealings with my daughter to tell her I am the one person on this earth in your life whom would never steer her wrong! And of course she doesn’t hear the word’s of wisdom and deals with it on her own unexpierenced mind and then we have to deal with the drama of her choices! So I have backed off and set my broom aside only beause I am exhausted! I allow her to live with the choices she has made and I never take my phone with me if I am out and want to relax and enjoy myself. It’s hard!!! It tears at my heart sometimes. A mother of a teenage bi-polar daughter can be bumpy! Be sure to take those moments to relax and most of all take time for yourself so you are strong ! and dont run to put any fires out, unless it’s life or death of course. Just Breathe…..it’s going to be o.k. remember you are a Mother lion and she is only a cub.

]]> http://www.meanager.com/blog/teenage-choices.html/comment-page-1#comment-21 Sue Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:29:54 +0000 http://www.meanager.com/blog/?p=92#comment-21 I know exactly what you mean when you say you enjoy when the swords are down and there is peace! Isnt it something how swiftly the ride turns at times? I, too, and the mom of a bi-polar teen daughter. She is 17 now and wanting to move out on her own, yet it is so hard to let go knowing what she will go thru.I have no advice, but understand what you must be going thru every day of your life. Hers as well. Good luck. I know exactly what you mean when you say you enjoy when the swords are down and there is peace! Isnt it something how swiftly the ride turns at times? I, too, and the mom of a bi-polar teen daughter. She is 17 now and wanting to move out on her own, yet it is so hard to let go knowing what she will go thru.I have no advice, but understand what you must be going thru every day of your life. Hers as well. Good luck.

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