tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post1195601491159949400..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Missing ChildSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-58698912415955456602008-07-10T11:03:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:03:00.000-04:00I was a teenager once too, but I don't think I was...I was a teenager once too, but I don't think I was that bad. So I don't deserve what I know is coming my way. My daughter is not even four, and I already see glimpses of teenage behavior in her. Sigh...SubWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130118656023678187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-80505914490754984802008-07-10T05:56:00.000-04:002008-07-10T05:56:00.000-04:00That Look....I'm getting to know it well!xThat Look....I'm getting to know it well!<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-21828680604741401602008-07-10T03:15:00.000-04:002008-07-10T03:15:00.000-04:00Oh, this was hard to read.Oh, this was hard to read.JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-28600899725688190162008-07-10T03:05:00.000-04:002008-07-10T03:05:00.000-04:00Started out funny and then turned, kinda sad.Started out funny and then turned, kinda sad.Alison Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764321314666554990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-65812135369733079962008-07-10T00:16:00.000-04:002008-07-10T00:16:00.000-04:00Yes, it's still there. Of course it is. This was l...Yes, it's still there. Of course it is. This was lovely.Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507644743409364179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-38612016426619395762008-07-09T23:50:00.000-04:002008-07-09T23:50:00.000-04:00That was a beautiful post. She'll be back but the ...That was a beautiful post. She'll be back but the interim sounds painful.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-81331247651762062322008-07-09T22:05:00.000-04:002008-07-09T22:05:00.000-04:00OH I so feel your pain. One second you are the HE...OH I so feel your pain. One second you are the HERO because you 1) found the perfect outfit or 2) dropping everything to get said child to said event or 3) totally spoiled them in some way or another and the next second - the next SECOND you are nothing, nada, zip zilch and your sacrifice? What sacrifice? Am I not the queen of the world?? sheesh.The Girl Next Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106281074589247494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-16019212470900965312008-07-09T21:17:00.000-04:002008-07-09T21:17:00.000-04:00Yeah. She'll figure it out in college when that e...Yeah. She'll figure it out in college when that ear is hurting like mad but no mom or dad to take care of you. Until then, good luck.<BR/><BR/>I'm really quite dreading my life 3.5 years from now. Teenagers. I'll be a real parent then!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254208744417742746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-3795882243802517792008-07-09T17:15:00.000-04:002008-07-09T17:15:00.000-04:00Dang, You've got me all teary over this one. I'm o...Dang, You've got me all teary over this one. <BR/><BR/>I'm off to the cryogenesist to freeze my children.<BR/><BR/>KEEP BELIEVINGAngie @ KEEP BELIEVINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930977696454848345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-637659101324628352008-07-09T17:06:00.000-04:002008-07-09T17:06:00.000-04:00ACK, this made me cry. I'm so afraid that one day...ACK, this made me cry. I'm so afraid that one day my sweet daughters are going to turn on me. They're 16 months apart. I can't wait until they're 14 and 15, really. It's going to be FABULOUS. And it would serve me right, because I was HORRIBLE to my mother as a teen. Awful. It took us years to get over how I acted at 15. It's only in the last five years that we've finally good friends again. <BR/><BR/>Oh, wait. That probably isn't comforting, is it. I'll shut up now.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all of the linkage and for letting me know about the contest. You're so FAIR and stuff. You're still winning though.TheOneTrueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756132396031048647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-26684855853313376302008-07-09T16:01:00.000-04:002008-07-09T16:01:00.000-04:00I remember being in that stage. Good luck. Fabul...I remember being in that stage. Good luck. Fabulous blog, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-59108749258712260622008-07-09T15:45:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:45:00.000-04:00I'm going to have to stop reading you, because you...I'm going to have to stop reading you, because you're making me even more apprehensive about having a girl. I figure she'll start to hate me right about the time I'm getting menopausal, and my husband and boys will just want to move out of the house for a while. I'm hoping it doesn't have to be that way. <BR/><BR/>I remember, in high school, asking my mother why she was always so unhappy with me. I told her, I didn't drink, didn't smoke, had promised not to have sex in high school (and I didn't), didn't steal money from her purse, got really good grades...why was she always on my case? Why so unhappy with me all the time? She had no answer for me. I'm still curious what exactly about me disappointed her so much.<BR/><BR/>Just saying--there's always two sides to every story. What's Anna's? Would she tell someone who wasn't you, maybe?amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-90506221725471926962008-07-09T15:23:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:23:00.000-04:00Smack her around a little.Smack her around a little.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-22955331482467800322008-07-09T14:34:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:34:00.000-04:00I totally feel your pain. Especially the part wher...I totally feel your pain. Especially the part where they walk into a room and they're disappointed to see you. Oh, they come back though, and you're so proud of them when they do!<BR/><BR/>There was a reason why people used to send kids away to boarding school until they were 18 or so.Angela Williams Dueahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570848895164313428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-33382044799688006942008-07-09T14:16:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:16:00.000-04:00Yup. I am so not looking forward to having 3 teen...Yup. I am so not looking forward to having 3 teenagers. ;)OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-72038168232764904552008-07-09T13:48:00.000-04:002008-07-09T13:48:00.000-04:00Sweet girl is still there. This too shall pass. An...Sweet girl is still there. This too shall pass. And then you'll write about it and give all of us with pre-teens hope.Paula Lynn Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815316838340973957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-66083443649244139542008-07-09T12:54:00.000-04:002008-07-09T12:54:00.000-04:00I KNOW exactly what you are going through. I have ...I KNOW exactly what you are going through. I have a 21 yr. old still at home that is still the same way sometimes. So moody. MargieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-48839610452630480722008-07-09T12:20:00.000-04:002008-07-09T12:20:00.000-04:00I like Kalynne's idea. You two work on that so tha...I like Kalynne's idea. You two work on that so that in 6 years I can sign my daughter up for the program. Pleeease?<BR/><BR/>Except I would miss her.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-22847721713472879772008-07-09T11:50:00.000-04:002008-07-09T11:50:00.000-04:00Ahhh...this post made me cry. Maybe you could writ...Ahhh...this post made me cry. Maybe you could write her a letter and let her know how you feel...Hope things get better soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-75169972639649302182008-07-09T11:42:00.000-04:002008-07-09T11:42:00.000-04:00I remember the sweet angel my teenager once was. ...I remember the sweet angel my teenager once was. Now my 2-yr-old is in training with my teenager. I won't have any memories of her being sweet except when she was a newborn.<BR/><BR/>Nacho: Clarissa, will you rub daddy's back?<BR/><BR/>Clarissa: Uh . . . no. (No is said in a rather drawn out sing-song way that states "it is so obvious that I will never ever give you a back rub.)Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070779590510829959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-4696994729819968182008-07-09T11:25:00.000-04:002008-07-09T11:25:00.000-04:00ahhhh, my mother and especially, my father, could ...ahhhh, my mother and especially, my father, could totally relate to what you wrote when I hit 13.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-65639594053804802132008-07-09T11:08:00.000-04:002008-07-09T11:08:00.000-04:00Oh honey, you KNOW I feel your pain. But they DO ...Oh honey, you KNOW I feel your pain. But they DO grow out of it. The fact that mine are still alive is proof!Fanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256873494991946979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-68177195298340996712008-07-09T11:00:00.000-04:002008-07-09T11:00:00.000-04:00I'm even more committed than ever that we need a n...I'm even more committed than ever that we need a national teen-daughter swap program. Like Foreign Exchange. Because their real selves do come out, in the presence of other families. (I'm gearing up for mine to return from camp tonight...)Kalynne Pudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804224012895512550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-36507504688229802132008-07-09T10:19:00.000-04:002008-07-09T10:19:00.000-04:00My 7-year old niece started acting like this at 2....My 7-year old niece started acting like this at 2. That's not a good sign is it?<BR/><BR/>I'll warn her mother.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there.<BR/><BR/>She's come back.Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-89432033162131837842008-07-09T10:14:00.000-04:002008-07-09T10:14:00.000-04:00Oh that totally sucks. I'm so sorry. Keep the fa...Oh that totally sucks. I'm so sorry. Keep the faith. <BR/>Going to go vote for you now.Green Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548218493061015711noreply@blogger.com