Tag Archive "teenagers"

We’re responsible for shaping our youth

In many ways, we are all teenagers. Some of us grow out of it, and others don’t. Priestley is quite right when he observes that teens are a product of their environment. We planted the seeds, nurtured them and let them grow.

Parenting duties grow exponentially

Parenting, I find, is like trying to lasso a shooting star! I had a minor epiphany recently when I picked up my son from school. It wasn’t like the elation you feel when your toast lands butter side up. No, this was much deeper than that.

Memories are worth their weight in gold

We are the culmination of our thoughts, feelings and most of all, our experiences. Those twists and turns, dead ends, delays and new routes we took are part of who we are.