I was terrible at being a 16 year old girl. I really sucked at it. I hate morose, emo, mopey kids cuz I was THAT kid…. and cuz I was determined to be that kid I missed out on so much! I just wanna shake those kids. Being a teenager isn’t easy. Bullying, hormones, school pressure, the pressure to figure out your future, insecurities…you name it. It’s a tough phase. But it can be better and I made it worse. Self sabotage came easy it seems. I didn’t like to laugh at myself…or laugh. Now I smile and laugh all…
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1. I will post at least once a week on this blog. 2. I will be more consistent in my parenting. 3. I will try to be more organized. But if things fall by the wayside cuz I was too busy playing with the kids, or doing something creative, I will not beat myself up over it. Just because a cupboard is disorganized, or a few toys didn’t get put away, does not mean I live at Grey Gardens. 4. I will inject more bright colour in to my life. 5. I will not start 10 page (or even ten…
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Here is an article about how to deal with conflict as a female. Specifically, girl on girl bullying. It happens a lot and sometimes in ways that are subtle but just as damaging. Bullying between girls can get nasty and cyber-bullying is a very real threat now. The article mentions bullying through Twitter and why it is way meaner to say grievances behind a person’s back rather than saying it to their face. “Because I Am A Girl Canada” posted it on Facebook and I would also like to share it, cuz it’s a pretty big deal to me. Here’s…