TEENS

Good Morning,
Yesterday was court for my fifteen year old son Austin, again we sit and wait for hours until hes called on the docket, while your waiting you get to talk to parents that are going through some of the same things your going through.
Finding out tricks to keep them home, and what alarm systems they are using, its crazy how all the kids shoes are taped up and damaged from sneaking out... that seems to be the most common thing is the kids sneaking out at night. We started taking my sons shoes, and making sure everything was locked up good at night..Like a Alzheimer patient. His next court day is September first its taking so long because we are working on getting charges reduced its worth the wait, inorder for him to have less charges brought on his record, because he has to get a job, and the lower we can reduce it the better for his future.

Going through teen years doesn't all have to be bad, but once they see how much fun it is to party and start getting the freedom in High School with open cam pass that is the turning point, when they discover there is a Park that the skippers go to during the day and there is drugs, and alcohol there and all they need is money, and they can have as much fun as they want..they some how forget there brain for awhile and go into there fairy tale world that life is only about fun. They play the game" WEEDS" there as well and learn and talk about growing weed...GREAT JUST WHAT THEY NEED RIGHT.

Then when they get caught doing something there not suppose to do they go through the court, and the hoops so to speak, and then convince themselves they will be smarter the next time and not get caught by the cops, instead of saying they have learned there lesson and move on they want to be smarter at breaking the law..when I here teens talk that way.. its so frustrating to me to think they just want to get smarter at it and have more fun and party more.

There is no magic answer raising teens and there all different, but yet so the same in there thinking of just wanting to have fun. keep them busy and pray..pray..pray and there is a light and the end of the tunnel you may not see it for awhile but eventually you will and they will. take one day at a time and God will give you the strength to get through it. Raising teens is a full time Job.

Peace, and Love Always, Ursula