In this book, there are some teenage daughters who talk about the kinds of relationships they had with their mom. They talk about how they treated their mother on certain situations, how thier mom treated them, what happened at school. This book has some valuable lessons that all teens could learn from these real life experiences. Some stories were sad, i feel sorry for those mothers that trust their daughters so much, give everything that the daughter asks and they get betrayed. In one of the stories the mother said she will pay her daughter if the daughter gets A or B on her report card, $100 for A, $50 for B.
posted by Anonymous @ 7:12 a.m.
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Mina,
I used to know other parents who paid their children for good grades. I was never a firm believer in this practice.
I think I will pick up this one.
As a mom, I am always learning from my mistakes.
Catherine
my mom has really high expectations for me, because my older brother gets really good marks and sets her standards. i actually get good marks, but my mom doesn't reward me anything for them. my grade 7 average was around 87%, and some parents would feel like buying a house for their kid if that happened. not me! my mom says "you're smart!" if i get 100% on a math test, and 85 is probably what she expects AT LEAST and she like fumes when i get and 80. i guess its good, still, cuz it makes me work harder to please the both of us.
Jess,
I have been looking for this comment all over.
I receive your comments in my hotmail and then match them to the post. I was just getting ready to email you separately.
THIS IS A MOM COMMENT. READ IF YOU WISH.
Finally, being a son/daughter is hard enough. Being a parent is just as hard.
My son is good in math and sciences. My daughter is not but her strength is English and social sciences.
As parents, we try to encourage both of our kids to do their best. For us, it was easier because we realized that they could not be each other.
there are a lot of days that I let my kids down. they would be happy to tell you all about it.
I try very hard now to let them make their own mistakes and learn.
My son is working full time at a job. I would love to tell him to go to bed earlier because I worry about him but he has to come to that realization, on his own.
We have nagged, yes nagged.
My daughter is in university. We think we know what she should be doing but she thinks she knows what she should be taking. It is all part of the process.
In the meantime, your parents like us are trying to do the best they can. They also know that you are doing the best you can.
Remember they just want the best for you and they love you more than you know.
end of mom talk.
thanks for listening.
Catherine
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