tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post266203005583986863..comments2024-01-05T05:16:17.187-05:00Comments on Leslie F. Miller: the order of the teen-ix (xii)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-53798588216262905952010-01-15T16:01:13.876-05:002010-01-15T16:01:13.876-05:00As a step-monster to a 12 yr old, I love this post...As a step-monster to a 12 yr old, I love this post!leedavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206074013698470235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-90068704229925128072010-01-12T08:11:34.132-05:002010-01-12T08:11:34.132-05:00These years with a daughter are a roller coaster o...These years with a daughter are a roller coaster of insanity and hormones indeed. Serena is so bright and soooo funny (Hormone-y Granger...brilliant)!<br /><br />But she's still gonna go nuts. As you know. <br /><br />My daughter and I plod along...alternating yelling, crying, and loving. It's such a hard age (from 12 until...jeez, 16? 20?) and I remember it being hard. Wanting to be an adult and sometimes wanting to stay a child, never sure which kid you're gonna get. <br /><br />Another brilliant post. I voted and sometimes it lets me vote again. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112030398651794903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-15140735343980322812010-01-11T09:57:36.305-05:002010-01-11T09:57:36.305-05:00I agree with mobtownblues - perfectly said. As is ...I agree with mobtownblues - perfectly said. As is your post. <br />Somehow i already thought she was older...<br />12 truly is dramatime for girls - I lived one summer in a cabinful of them as counselor at a summer camp..EVERYthing was a crisis! <br />As the mother of an Only boy, I thought I'd escape some of that, they ARE a bit more low-key, but only in some ways. At 18, my son is still way jived and full of 'tude...Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470745960964423207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-48434015120537389322010-01-11T09:53:31.930-05:002010-01-11T09:53:31.930-05:00fabulous post! and serena's comment about herm...fabulous post! and serena's comment about hermone-y granger means she's picking up on your love of language...Jenniferhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jkonignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-58040478017954759542010-01-11T09:10:16.876-05:002010-01-11T09:10:16.876-05:00I love this post. Its tenderness, wryness, pragma...I love this post. Its tenderness, wryness, pragmatism, and wit are harmonious and in perfect balance, like the ingredients of a particularly good cake. Oh, and I voted for you, too.kgmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815157495101697975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-13951570481696394272010-01-11T04:02:43.495-05:002010-01-11T04:02:43.495-05:00From my voting/devotion: "At times irreverent...From my voting/devotion: "At times irreverent and at others down right spiritual, Leslie's ruminations find a way to open that doorway and walk right in - a blessing, that cusses - wonderful." There you go... and it'll probably turn out to be an American only thing, so my vote won't matter. Great post, btw...ODGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463276621730789531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-30698758463521503862010-01-11T00:00:31.324-05:002010-01-11T00:00:31.324-05:00I'd vote a few more times if I could.
That is...I'd vote a few more times if I could.<br /><br />That is scary. Twelve. Whoa. But still, you know, sometimes I totally FREAK OUT because I panic and think I've blinked and missed out on all the best parts of motherhood. And then I think of you, and how you have an Older Kid, and it's still awesome. I think you have a bunch of that left, even if there's eye rolling and Hairy Potters in there too. <br /><br />We gave David <i>Half-Blood Prince</i> for Christmas. We had to watch it twice -- once, while he and I picked apart everything that they left out from the book, and once to shut up and actually watch it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-66064698595809921272010-01-10T23:42:53.664-05:002010-01-10T23:42:53.664-05:00I've got two soon to be twelve year olds... I ...I've got two soon to be twelve year olds... I have noticed the drama ramping up a few notches. Drama tornados. I wish someone would write me a song I can hum throughout the year.timhttp://telhajj.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-10119823768486584382010-01-10T23:38:36.605-05:002010-01-10T23:38:36.605-05:00I voted for you! Love your writing always, and th...I voted for you! Love your writing always, and the song is great. I raised/am raising two boys ages 20 (going on 30) and 22 (going on 12), so it is interesting to hear about your experiences with a daughter.HY-Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112776888723616157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-54743853957852820162010-01-10T20:47:50.117-05:002010-01-10T20:47:50.117-05:00I voted too! I SO feel for what you're experi...I voted too! I SO feel for what you're experiencing right now, and I have to tell you it gets harder before it gets easier. In my experience, and that of some of my friends whose daughters are also 20-ish, full humanity starts to show up again at around 17, and it seems to come back fulsomely at around 19. But not to worry, with the great relationship the two of you have, she'll never turn into someone you don't recognize, and she'll never completely exclude you.Fionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-91656906876395878202010-01-10T20:43:13.247-05:002010-01-10T20:43:13.247-05:00I love how it all came together for me. Little ti...I love how it all came together for me. Little tiny snippets on FB all came together here. <br /><br />I love the song. My daughter found love just this year and I think the world has officially changed for her. It was a bittersweet moment when it was announced. I've been sad ever since.<br /><br />Well written my friend!Dawn Rossbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422259826786983649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-73909463515680360352010-01-10T20:30:02.353-05:002010-01-10T20:30:02.353-05:00You should have gotten the book my friend Janet go...You should have gotten the book my friend Janet got in Junior High School...Popularity Plus. I think we were 12 years old at the time.<br /><br />But since you are so unpopular, I voted for you.Aunt Teenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697357692144705187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276394445294788649.post-14295226421428292162010-01-10T20:24:18.290-05:002010-01-10T20:24:18.290-05:00I voted. Where's my sticker?I voted. Where's my sticker?Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07143984676727715634noreply@blogger.com