tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595859314129335086.post6689368770378144925..comments2023-05-26T07:27:18.007-07:00Comments on What Now?: MadLulu McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10002084871872201948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595859314129335086.post-64257515094201322092010-04-01T23:13:00.547-07:002010-04-01T23:13:00.547-07:00AdvocateMom! I THOUGHT it was you, but I searched ...AdvocateMom! I THOUGHT it was you, but I searched in vain to find the reference. My nerves were shot at the time. I wish I'd tried harder. "Sparkily cupcakes" has become important shorthand in our house already! So genius.<br /><br />And thanks, SSR and GB's mom. It's totally true that much of the T. part of the equation is normal teen-dom. I'm kind of amazed what a "regular" teenager he is, after all he's been through - and how much "regular teenager" can be completely infuriating. It does help to hear from parents of teens and those who have parented kids into adulthood. Phew!Lulu McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002084871872201948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595859314129335086.post-58493323403606552242010-04-01T19:38:31.652-07:002010-04-01T19:38:31.652-07:00Sparkily cupcakes and pink love to all of those &q...Sparkily cupcakes and pink love to all of those "ahem" professionals you mentioned. <br /><br />OMG I have been quoted!! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595859314129335086.post-60484719415129313402010-04-01T14:08:25.845-07:002010-04-01T14:08:25.845-07:00I am glad you feel better. Letting out all that &q...I am glad you feel better. Letting out all that "love" was bound to help.GB's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866513131959998883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595859314129335086.post-8548742228171712122010-04-01T14:04:40.707-07:002010-04-01T14:04:40.707-07:00Vent away - it helps to have somewhere to yell abo...Vent away - it helps to have somewhere to yell about all the ridiculousness. And hand in there, you are doing a GREAT job!!!<br /><br />I can't address the whole adoption issue. I can say that my teenage daughter (no adoption involved), when she was in one of her moods, would be able to take ANYTHING I said and turn it around into something negative. So at least some small part of what you are dealing with is teenager-hood. <br /><br />Do you have any friends with teenagers? It can really help to talk to fellow parents and realize that a lot of behavior is in the normal range. Of course I realize that a LOT of what you are dealing with is beyond the usual.Susan from the Pacific Northwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910439859917160063noreply@blogger.com