I’ve survived parenting 7 teens. Now I have a 3yo

May 30, 2020
9:21:29am

LaserCoug All-American

Not sure which is worse. Letting go for their decisions is tough but I still try to gently steer them when I see things going off course. You want them to make their mistakes when the stakes are low not when they have 3 kids and a mortgage.

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How do you parents of older kids do it?

GRCoug

5/30/20 8:57am

After they go to bed.

Grit for Brains

5/30/20 8:58am

No comprende. Or comprendo. Whatever

TNT

5/30/20 10:14am

RE: After they go to bed.

WhyaskY?

5/30/20 12:53pm

That's what we used to do, but with 7 kids ranging from 2yrs to 17yrs, someone

chazen

5/30/20 1:00pm

Forget the movie. If they're old enough they know what a locked door means, at

panguitch

5/30/20 1:06pm

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trjohnson007

5/30/20 11:00pm

I realize that despite all my best intentions

Cougarclaw

5/30/20 9:01am

Well said

JarJarBeeps

5/30/20 9:11am

Where do you draw the line though? Should I honor a flawed father who is abusive

brazilcoug

5/30/20 9:33am

Abraham’s dad tried to sacrifice him to false gods.

Cougarclaw

5/30/20 10:13am

Agree. Older young adult children bring soooo much more stress to me than

claw

5/30/20 9:02am

No one likes Satan’s plan until they become parents of young adult children

Acorn

5/30/20 9:24am

I get it. My daughter's new boyfriend, well, let me just say I now

Agnostic-alumni

5/30/20 9:03am

Married 50 yrs. 30 of best yrs. of my life. Other 20 yrs., was raising 6 teens!

grandpacoug

5/30/20 9:05am

I'm learning more and more to "let things go" and "turn it over to the Lord"

Goliath

5/30/20 9:03am

I just keep reminding myself that we survived that same stage of life and did just fine. Plus our kids were/are fairly

dilbert

5/30/20 9:04am

It goes better when I try to stay out of the way.

ReyOso

5/30/20 9:04am

Parenting teens is really hard. Particularly when hormones are kicking in

runnincoug

5/30/20 9:17am

I’ve survived parenting 7 teens. Now I have a 3yo

LaserCoug

5/30/20 9:21am

Man. Your youngest is three already!

ebv

5/30/20 9:39am

Amen to making mistakes at a younger age

Breaded Hamster

5/30/20 10:58am

I ignore them and hope their school/church teachers are doing their job.

StantonMac

5/30/20 9:30am

Ostrich parenting is a favorite of mine. "He's not my child, you deal with him."

Archaea

5/30/20 11:19am

1) teach them correct principles and let them govern themselves...a little bit.

Nat Gas Man

5/30/20 9:36am

Well, I didn't do a great or horrible job in terms of parenting.

Archaea

5/30/20 11:17am

I was lucky to have older brothers and sisters who dealt with teenagers before I

Emmett Fitz-Hume

5/30/20 1:04pm

Amen brother. 3 teens are kicking my butt

Von Cougarschnauzer

5/30/20 1:23pm

I'd take barf and poopy diapers all day long over parenting teens and young adult kids.

SaturdaySpecialDay

5/30/20 2:57pm

When my son turned 14 it was like he was possessed by an idiot demon. Started

gunhog

5/30/20 5:44pm

I think teens are awesome. Don't treat them children.

hitechcpa

5/30/20 9:45pm

Wow I am.so lucky. I have four wonderful kids all returned missionaries. One is

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