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Middle School Can Be Brutal

Middle school can be just brutal. And the funny thing is I always thought it was worse for girls. But my daughter is about to officially end her middle school years in just a couple of weeks. Although it hasn’t been problem-free, it has certainly been much better for her than it has been for my boys. I tend to think it is the fact she stayed in a K-8 school, while my boys went to middle schools. I could be wrong but all I know is that I will be glad when the next two years are over with. … Continue reading →

Teen Candy Beggars: Trick or Treat?

A couple of years ago I blogged the question: How old is too old to trick-or-treat? If you are not fond of handing out treats to six-foot-tall kids dressed as killer tomatoes on Halloween, then you might consider moving to the St. Louis suburb of Belleville, Illinois, or any of other town in this candy-laden country of ours where teen trick-or-treaters have been officially banned from the streets on October 31st. Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert is a straight shooter, who doesn’t mince words when it comes to explaining why his community put the kibosh on teen trick-or-treaters: “When I was … Continue reading →

Deciphering Teen Speak: Derogatory Words Boys Use About Girls

In a previous article Deciphering Teen Speak: Words parents should know I discuses a list words that teens use that parents need to know. I also wrote Deciphering Teen Speak: Drug Related Words Parents Should Know. My next article was Deciphering Teen Speak: Sex Words Parents Should Know. My final installment of this series speaks to words boys use that are disrespectful towards girls. Many of these words are misogynist, and while the boys may not realize it they victimize women. Parents should know these terms so they can stop teen boys from using them and discuss why they might … Continue reading →

Deciperhing Teen Speak: Sex Words Parents Should Know

In a previous article Deciphering Teen Speak: Words parents should know I discussed a list words that teens use that parents need to know. I also wrote Deciperhing Teen Speak: Drug Related Words Parents Should Know. If you are the least bit concerned about your child being involved in drugs, you should know these words. Another area where teens use code words is when talking about sex. Here are some of the many euphemisms parents should know that indicate they are having or talking about sex. Euphemisms teens use for sex: Jeepin: I am sure you get the picture. While … Continue reading →

Deciperhing Teen Speak: Drug Related Words Parents Should Know

In a previous article Deciphering Teen Speak: Words parents should know, I discussed a list words that teens use that parents need to know. The words were mostly fun and pretty harmless. Teens also have code words for things that are not quite as harmless. For example, teens have hundreds of code words for drugs. Here are some of the code words for drugs commonly used by teens that parents should know. Drug related terms: Marijuana has the biggest list of code words. Some of the more popular words are hood scratch, la la, Mary Jane (where can I find … Continue reading →

Deciphering Teen Speak: Words parents should know

An alert parent will know about about text speak and message board code, and we may even be able to decipher it. But we still get lost when we are talking to our teens. Yes, even with my suburban homeschooled teens, sometimes I have no idea what they are talking about. Some of the current teen talk just leaves me confused as to the actual meaning of what they say. Here are some of the words commonly used by teens that parents should know. Minute: We would think that when a teen says “minute” or “a minute” that they mean … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Highschool, harder than Chemistry and Trig

Many people worry about homeschooling highschoolers because teaching subjects like Chemistry, Trigonometry, and Calculus is so hard. Compared to the full job of homeschooling a high school students, a few AP courses don’t scare me in the least. If you really want to be scared, look at what I am dealing with on a regular basis as a mom homeschooling teens. 1. I am homeschooling TEENAGERS. Teenagers are tough to deal with so closely on a daily basis. When I was homeschooling little kids, it was all fun and smiles all the time. We laughed. We played. We learned. It … Continue reading →

How to Save Money on School Supplies

Every year at the end of one school term we get a little flyer sent home from school. The flyer offers a packaged deal for school supplies for one price, and the price depends on the grade. This year, the company that is offering this service wants almost $40 for my third grader’s school supplies. I admit that the offer was tempting. I could fill out a little form, send in some money and be done with supplies for the year. Then reality hit. By shopping on my own, I could save at least half of that fee, or up … Continue reading →

How did I get here? My kids are officially teens!

I am new to the Parenthood blog, but not to families.com. I have been on the site for a couple of years now as the Homeschooling blogger. I now have the honor to write not only for homeschooling, but also parenting (specifically teens), the home blog, and also the frugal blog. In short, I will be writing a little over here, and a little over there! It’s not that I am stunned to be writing the parenthood blog. It’s that I am stunned that I have kids old enough for me to write about teen issues in the parenthood blog. … Continue reading →

A different type of frugal blogger

What do you get when a spendthrift marries a frugal person? You get a frustrated frugal person. Being married to a man who loves to buy cool stuff, my in goal in life is either to talk him out of purchases, or to beat him to the punch. In other words, I find good deals on things he wants before he pays full price for them. With that said, I am new to the frugal blog, but not to families.com. I have been on the site for a couple of years now as the Homeschooling blogger. I now have the … Continue reading →