Though Barry may have taken some good natured ribbing upon driving up to school in Big Red, he'd had the strength to separate his identity as a smart jock from this vehicle's carpooling history in short order.
After neutralizing his fearful attitude, Barry came to appreciate Big Red's value in carting himself and eight adolescents to lunch off campus—until Mom got wind of this new conflict, which caused her to blow her whistle, raise her stop sign and put the cabbosh on yet another fabulous(???) teen age plan ...
The fact that we all have so much to learn about balancing emotion and logic makes me ask: If adults can't figure out how to co-exist peacefully with teens so that everyone's spirits pursue a well balanced life then how can we expect children to grow into leaders rather than becoming followers who get stuck in the middle of the bell shaped curve ...
Post short and sweet for this reason ...
Though life handed my family a problem that weighs heavy on our minds, this thought makes my spirit feel light and bright: I'm planning to spend most of today with my adult 'kids' ...
After neutralizing his fearful attitude, Barry came to appreciate Big Red's value in carting himself and eight adolescents to lunch off campus—until Mom got wind of this new conflict, which caused her to blow her whistle, raise her stop sign and put the cabbosh on yet another fabulous(???) teen age plan ...
The fact that we all have so much to learn about balancing emotion and logic makes me ask: If adults can't figure out how to co-exist peacefully with teens so that everyone's spirits pursue a well balanced life then how can we expect children to grow into leaders rather than becoming followers who get stuck in the middle of the bell shaped curve ...
Post short and sweet for this reason ...
Though life handed my family a problem that weighs heavy on our minds, this thought makes my spirit feel light and bright: I'm planning to spend most of today with my adult 'kids' ...
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