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Being the single parent of a 13 year old son who’s chosen defiance as his MO is not easy. In fact, it can be really hard. I’m sure it can be rewarding, but I’m not seeing any rewards right now. My parenting-a-son world stinks right now.

I’m struggling to see him as the dear son that I love and not as a trouble-making, surly boy who cannot see that his actions and words effect (and can hurt) others.  I’m a jumble of emotions: drained, in tears, exhausted, sad, disappointed, questioning my decisions, hurt and at the end of my rope.

This is one of those times when it’d be nice if ex-husband was a rational and involved co-parent.

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  1. I’m sending you lots of good thoughts! (Did that parenting teens book make its way through the postal system to you, by any chance? The mail person was concerned that the zip code I had might not be right.) I wish we lived closer together. It would be nice to have coffee together sometime in real life.

    1. Jill on April 10th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

  2. I hear you girl! Parenting can be so exhausting on a good day but with these kinds of dips you can really beat yourself up. It is hard with two involved adults living together to help with the kids but alone… too much!

    Where there are dips there will be peaks so somewhere is relief … the trick is what condition you will be in when it gets to you :) Hang in there! You are doing a very difficult job!

    2. crazy lady on April 10th, 2008 at 2:34 pm

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