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Post by librarylady on Jun 12, 2016 13:37:29 GMT
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Post by magentapea on Jun 12, 2016 13:42:55 GMT
Thanks for sharing.
I am in the midst of it (one in 7th grade and one in 8th) and I agree this is much more mentally and emotionally difficult, while the younger years were more physically draining. But, for me, I love so much of this age - we have in depth conversations, a lot of laughs, political discussions, and they get my sarcasm (but, unfortunately, also learned it from me).
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Post by Merge on Jun 12, 2016 13:43:34 GMT
Yes, middle school was the roughest so far with our oldest, but the first year of high school wasn't exactly a cake walk, either.
My youngest has always been a relatively easy child, and generally a joy to be around, but she's going into 8th grade and I'm noticing traces of that 8th grade attitude. Ugh.
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Post by johnnysmom on Jun 12, 2016 13:53:36 GMT
Sounds about right though I have a rising Freshman and a rising Kindergartener (sometimes I wonder, WTF were we thinking?!?!?). This week I'm struggling a bit with the oldest simply getting older......hanging out with friends without any real purpose (just walking around, not knowing his exact whereabouts, etc), "dating" an older girl, starting drivers ed, multiple activities/practices that take up most of his day.
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Post by malibou on Jun 12, 2016 13:56:02 GMT
Ugh, middle school sucked so badly. On Friday he finished his freshman year of high school, totally different animal. He is happy and confident and on top of things.
J
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 12, 2016 14:00:59 GMT
Looking back, I think the hardest part of the middle school years was that as a parent I was used to parenting in a way that was more about control-not bad control, but the kind where I would expect when I said something it was followed because I was mom and by middle school, the kids were very much wanting to exert their own control. So it was a matter of navigating who gets to be in charge and sometimes that navigation was really hard. Hard on my part because I had to let go, hard on their part as they learned their own limits.
It was the hardness of being physically exhausted like running after little kids, but the emotional exhaustion of feeling like every. little. thing. was. a. damn. negotiation. worthy of nuclear arms talks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2016 14:03:56 GMT
I have heard so many horror stories about middle school and was really worried when my oldest started. But we got through it with relative ease. Good, solid communication was the key for us. I still say her early years were the toughest on me because she was a "spirited child" and very difficult to raise.
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Post by raindancer on Jun 12, 2016 14:07:17 GMT
Looking back, I think the hardest part of the middle school years was that as a parent I was used to parenting in a way that was more about control-not bad control, but the kind where I would expect when I said something it was followed because I was mom and by middle school, the kids were very much wanting to exert their own control. So it was a matter of navigating who gets to be in charge and sometimes that navigation was really hard. Hard on my part because I had to let go, hard on their part as they learned their own limits. It was the hardness of being physically exhausted like running after little kids, but the emotional exhaustion of feeling like every. little. thing. was. a. damn. negotiation. worthy of nuclear arms talks. This. I actually had braced myself for the difficulty of a middle school daughter but I'm finding my easy going chill son is the more difficult challenge. 6th grade was tough. I'm so glad we are on break! |
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