Kids Cannot Be Bent Into Shape Like Pipecleaners

Parents Forum
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<p>This column in our local paper seemed like it would resonate with CC parents. Seems like a good parallel to WhitneyM's post on "Forcing a Fit?"
<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/03/13/BAGQ0BOQHC1.DTL&type=printable%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/03/13/BAGQ0BOQHC1.DTL&type=printable&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Very funny. Loved the references to gerbils. Great imagery. </p>

<p>Anyone else guess that the writer's boys weren't real testosterone-soaked teens with beard stubble? </p>

<p>Light up when they come in the room? She has NO idea what's in store for her, LOL.</p>

<p>Time out! I have to pat myself on the back for watching "Pimp my Ride" with Ss! Woo hoo!</p>

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<p>Perfection!</p>

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Our job is to light up when they walk into the room.

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Oh dear heavens, I have been trying to bring this kind of joy back into our lives with respect to S#2, who is in the middle of the uncommunicative, secretive, unhygienic 15-year-old male phase right now. I was just thinking the other day how he thinks all I do is give him orders anymore.</p>

<p>I shall try lighting up whenever he walks into the room... and try not to feel too hurt if he makes fun of me for it.</p>

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<p>Reminds me of last night's Wife Swap where the Harvard grad couple was grooming their offspring to be the next generation of H grads--or else.</p>

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seemed like it would resonate

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And it did for me.</p>

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<p>When my son entered into the 15 year-old metaphoric stage that Mootmom describes my cousin recommended a daily reading of the daily comic strip Zits. It has become my morning meditation and I highly recommend it to anyone who doesn't already know it....</p>

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<p>oops, meant metamorphhic, not metaphoric.....maybe both apply. They do evolve, but not without going through some literal and metaphoric transformations....</p>

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<p>mmah, I agree! Zits is awesome. I mail it to my 17 year old son at his school regularly, and we both laugh....because it hits so close to home!</p>