On Another Planet

Someone once told me that when your daughters are young, you might be on the same page as them, but as they get older like around 10yrs old, you're not even in the same book, and as they get even older (teenagers) you're not even in the same world. Well I've come to believe that when they are teenagers they are completely on another planet. Can I get an Amen??
Both my daughters are very good children and I love them dearly, but they are on another planet. The things they say or do sometimes are not of this world. We just don't agree on anything, and when I'm trying to give advice or just my opinion, they take it as I'm lecturing or they feel I just want to be right. Feel free to give any advice on this. Other than that we have great relationship and I'm truly blessed to have both of them as my daughters.

Finding Good Friends

Like any parent, when it comes to your children picking friends, we all hope they pick the right ones. I can't believe some of the stories I hear my Daughters tell about what's going on with their friends, the disloyalty, the back-stabbing, the hating, I try to give my 2 cents and say "that's not a true friend", but they look at me like I don't know what I'm talking about. I pray they will listen to me and choose their friends wisely, I tell them that friends are important and some last a life-time.

When can boys call me?

There comes a time when every father who has daughters must make that decision. I've decided that this is probably the time. Shaylynn my oldest daughter, who is 16yrs old asked if she could have boys call the house. Well I thought about it for a sec, sure why not, she really only had one particular boy she wanted to call her, even though they talk at school and through facebook. So I told her if her friend was willing to come over first and meet the family, then he could call the house. Well he never came over and that was that. I don't know if that was the right decision or not, maybe Shaylynn figures he's just not the right boy to bring home. (yeah right..)