Because we have 3 or each we kind of raised all of them the same. My girls went scout camping with the boys,they have done rock climbing too. The girls all did and still do take dance. They have all put a new twist on it,one dances with lights,one does belly dance with me and one dances with fire. I have encourage them to all be artistic because if they are doing something that they love then they dont have time for boys/men. So far none of my kids have discover the other sex until at least 20 or 21 and I am sooooo ok with that. Each of my boys has their own passion as well motorcycles,paintball and halo (dont laugh at the video game. he is ranked in the top 3% in the world,I didnt think much of it at first until I figured out that he could make money or get a scholarship to college with it).
Kids are a joy,a trial,a heart breaker and then we get to see the fruits of our hard labor by seeing them as adults and maybe even parents. There is something about the teen years that are truely tuff on everyone. They are stuck in the twilight zone between child and adult,wanting to be an adult today but not realizing that it takes years to cultivate respect from others,and maturity, it is WORK,not handed to them like things were when they were a child. I remember being there,feeling like playing with my dolls but being a mom to my youngest brother. Our society tells teens that they are adults,but the truth is their minds are still just a childs.
Hang in there all of you moms,if you keep pushing forward with each kid (especially the ones you want to put in a closet),you will see the good stuff in the end,for some it just takes a little longer.
Train up a child in they way they should go and when they become old they will return to it. For some this means you have to wait until they are 30,for some it is when then are 18. |