Los Angeles CNN Joanna Schroeder has a warning for parents of teen and tween white boys: If you don't pay attention to their online lives, the white supremacists will. Snowflake: used to mock people deemed too sensitive, especially about issues impacting minorities. Do you have white teenage sons?

Letter to my Teenage Son (from Mom)


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Other moms must be as tired of nagging , preaching, processing, lecturing, and plain old talking to their teenagers as I am. Like my mother and all mothers before me, I have the privilege of being the perpetual lesson distributor of the house. I adore my children and would take a bullet for them. But they exhaust me. Then, in a flash of brilliance while enduring the repercussions of a complete meltdown by my year-old, I decided to write a letter to my angry son. My son needed to be dealt with for his behavior and, quite frankly, I knew he was not in a space to hear any sounds much less my sermon. After several breaths and some soft music of my choice, I wrote the letter below. I silently walked upstairs and hand-delivered it to his lap. His eyes grew big with surprise, as well as relief, when I said nothing and simply walked away.
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Also, I'm sorry that things didn't work out for you with that guy: I'm sure you will meet someone else that's just as wonderful but treats you better if you haven't yet. We'll discuss further after the holiday and see where we end up. I was in your same position years ago. You join the LDS Church. While there are some differences noted here, in many ways you should treat them the same way you would girls of other faiths. A lot of Mormons escape that pitfall and can put people first. Even though it sounds like she is very Mormon, I feel that this will help her. We strive to improve each other. The man had essentially been in acadamics his whole life and was emotionally immature.
I also expected that my spouse would be temple worthy and that I would get married in the temple, which was not the case. Moved homes 5 times in that time. This blog is very healthy because it has helped me to feel less resentful about all the time I have to spend alone doing homework and being at functions. Here are a few questions you could ask her. He is always going to be the vulnerable, tired, needy one in our relationship and I don't feel like a doormat for being the one who provides that support and love to him anymore. I made the decision not to have those things when I married a non-member.