Parenting Young Men

You see many artcles, advice columns, magazine articles, etc. on parenting young children and teenagers. The thing I have come to realize is that the worry doesn't shut off when the house becomes emptier. I almost feel the job is harder in some ways. I can no longer insist they come home at a reasonable hour, threaten to take away the car, or any other powers I could have exerted in their eariler years. Now I think the problems become more expensive and monumental and more difficult to solve. That is when you truly have to abandon your fears and rely on your own personal "higher power." In my case, that is done through prayers and many of them. Funny how it really does release a burden especially when I repeat the mantra in my head, "Let Go. Let GOD".

Facebook Woes

A few weeks ago I was checking Face book as I used to do every Friday and was appalled at what people were casually writing as if they could care less how ignorant and prejudice they really sound .It was so disheartening and I somewhat reluctantly posted that  it turned my stomach. My sister in law posted back not to let it get to me so much and she is completely right. Another high school friend suggested I hit the defriend button and she was also completely right. It would save me a lot of grief. I guess my naive self doesn't believe people are really that mean spirited. I was so taken back that I went to my profile and deleted the read my blog and blog address that I had posted. I mean some people sound really crazy and it makes me almost afraid to post my views. The difference is that you have go out of your way to read my opinions and ideas and I tery not to show off or shove those opinions down the throats of the facebookers who simply want to find out how their friends and acquaintances are doing. how about some more of those cute family pics and less of the biased and hateful rhetoric that is so tiresome to read.