The Emotional Rollercoaster of Parenting
Bloody hell , what a rollercoaster the last four weeks have been!
We have still been trudging through the lows but celebrating the highs as well. Mr Middle turned 18, Mr Eldest has suddenly become an adult before my eyes, and Mr Youngest came out of his room the other day to talk to me! Yep, some amazing things going on in our house!
I have continued to video document my personal reaction from the parent's POV in supporting my son's loss of a friend. The second video documented the anger I was feeling about the whole shitty situation. Processing the elements that made me angry/protective/defensive, with the taint of the futility of feeling the way I did. Again, I hope it can offer parents the knowledge that there is a wide variety of emotions we go through in a situation like this. You can watch it here: The Honest Truth Part Two
But it was not all on the side of sadness. As mentioned, Mr Middle turned 18. We had his party at our place and it was a scream! A great night with a bunch of awesome people. Hosting an 18th in your home! Are you freakin CRAZY! blog available in this e-news. No photo of the 'shoey' sadly (or thankfully!). We were very proud of him (most of the time) and his friends. #TeensAreAwesome !!
And, the event that should have warranted a national holiday, Mr Youngest came out of his room and said 'hello'. I think I will just leave that there. (MIRACLES!!)
So, have a scroll through and check out what else Talking Teens has been up to, another radio interview, new video, the release of a new bonus e-course chapter #DifficultConversations, a new blog post and much more!
So, welcome September, and thanks to coffee and wine for getting me this far so far!
Cheers Jo xx
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