tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post544733769163610278..comments2023-05-04T09:58:46.608-04:00Comments on Living The Faith On A High Wire: My Little Girl is Growing Up and Soon the Nightmare Begins...Carlos Espinosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714149763127456271noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-35606849847133872112012-02-17T14:49:29.643-05:002012-02-17T14:49:29.643-05:00And, didn't mean to leave you out; thank you R...And, didn't mean to leave you out; thank you Robert as always!...Carlos Espinosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714149763127456271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-67353201535730798902012-02-17T14:48:12.110-05:002012-02-17T14:48:12.110-05:00Thank you for your kind words, Tammy.
Unfortuna...Thank you for your kind words, Tammy. <br /><br />Unfortunately, or I should say furtunately, since I am hopefull we are raising a good young lady, I'm right behind you...Carlos Espinosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714149763127456271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-67631002301661808742012-02-16T17:53:30.878-05:002012-02-16T17:53:30.878-05:00Thank you for focusing on your / your daughters gr...Thank you for focusing on your / your daughters growth and responsibility rather than going on a rant about the physical violence you will threaten on your daughters suitors. As a mom of young men, I cringe when people jokingly speak of the injury and insult that they plan to heap on young men who have not yet done anything wrong. <br /><br />We dont teach respect with disrespect. <br /><br />Our daughter (our baby) is a 15 1/2 yr old ballet dancer who is taller than me and dating is around the corner and panic is setting in.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475830965102885213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-49710017556796577902012-02-10T22:10:02.070-05:002012-02-10T22:10:02.070-05:00I'm right behind you, Carlos.I'm right behind you, Carlos.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028084814683627950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-80309546358508425852012-02-10T13:32:54.279-05:002012-02-10T13:32:54.279-05:00Thanks, Barbara.
I guess, as Mark Twain says, the...Thanks, Barbara.<br /><br />I guess, as Mark Twain says, the older they get, it's astonishing to them how much smarter we get.<br /><br />I'm looking forward (reluctantly)...Carlos Espinosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714149763127456271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-58570413347861177422012-02-10T10:55:30.402-05:002012-02-10T10:55:30.402-05:00Ah my dear cousin, Carlos, I laugh as I read your ...Ah my dear cousin, Carlos, I laugh as I read your piece. Having raised 2 daughters and thrown so many parties at my house, I can tell you that you are in for quite a ride. Buckle yourself in tight, my friend, It will be many sleepless nights and days of finding food and things in the oddest places weeks after the parties. But the upside is you'll always keep your eyes on your kid, even if you go broke feeding them. My house was where the teens came to eat unannounced and I always knew what was going on in and out of school -- as much as I could overhear when I "left the room" (muahaha) or they were willing to disclose. The harder part is when they go to friends' parties because you really can't control other parents' supervisions or kids they invite. I once "hired" 2 football players to stand at the door with a check list of who was invited. Parents dropped off uninvited kids at the front door and we had the hard task of having them sit on our porch and call to get picked up. For years, you may be the parent they hate because you follow strict rules. And you will hear many "no other parents make their kids clean toilets, work, have a curfew" and on and on. If you can pray and take lots of deep healing breaths and not break down in a moment of weakness and give in, you will raise strong, wonderful adults. Now that my one of my girls graduated college and the other is in her second year, I am in such a more peaceful parenting stage. I can't tell you the number of thank you's I get from them both for the same things they complained about during the teen years. Enlightenment and awareness come with maturity. We are blessed to have girls! Their love and hugs despite the challenges are God's gifts to us. - BarbaraBarbara Occhinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520869386365291334noreply@blogger.com