Molly (was Am I the only one ?)

[scoutmom21113]

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Kimberly:
I've already said my piece on Molly so I won't repeat myself but I 
will say that I have 4 children, one of whom is a teenager. I will 
also say that being a Mom is one of the hardest jobs there are. You 
have to love them with all you have and be stern enough to 
discipline them into respectable members of society. You have to be 
there take make sure their every need is met but teach them to be 
independent. You scold them but love them, bring them up, nurture 
them and then let them go. That is not an easy thing to do, any of 
it. Those that have children, know that. Add to that teenage 
attitude, teenage rebellion, having to worry about your family's 
safety (above and beyond RL safety), all that's going on with the 
Order, her duties, living in and caring for someone else's home and 
you have Molly. Oh, another thing I thought about is that she's 
about the right age for menopause as well. LOL How much can one 
woman handle without coming across the way she is ?

There are times that I think she behaves inappropriately but don't 
we all ?

Bookworm:
Brava, Kimberly!

The only thing I have to add is that a Mom or Dad has to learn a new 
set of parenting skills with each child because no child responds 
the same way to the same parent. Molly had to learn those skills 7 
times. I have a teen and an almost-teen [pre-teen sounds too tepid 
and she is a teen in all but chronological age <g>] and I've been 
told I have 4-5 more years to go before things start to calm down. 
<pulling on hair and clenching teeth> Molly has had at least 1 
teenager in the house for more than 10 years now, depending on 
Bill's age, and still has a few to go. The woman is stressed and 
exhausted. Not to mention worried. I guess that's actually 2 things, 
but you get the idea...

Ravenclaw Bookworm