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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Happy Stinkin' Birthday
"Are you sure? We could go to Olive Garden (his favorite restaurant). I have some gift cards for there too."
"Hmmm, well would you rather me just pick up something on the way home from Savannah's orthodontist appointment?"
"I don't care."
"OK, well what sounds good?"
He sighed, "I don't care. Whatever you guys want."
"It's your birthday, Austin."
"I don't care. Whatever you guys want," he said again. This is his "Oh, woe is me" act.
"Fine Austin."
I took Savannah to the ortho and called home when we left the office. I tried one more time with Austin.
"Does he want to go to Olive Garden or some other place for dinner?" I asked Joe.
"Nope, he says he doesn't want to."
Exasperated, I said, "Fine, I'll just stop at Besa Mi Taco then. What does everyone want?"
Joe asked everyone for their order and got back on the phone. "Everyone wants a taco except Jackson and Austin. They said they don't want Besa Mi Taco because it's gross."
"I thought Austin said he didn't care?!!! Well, what DOES he want?"
"Nothing" Oh, woe is me.
I even offered to stop at a couple of other nearby restaurants, but they both insisted they weren't hungry. No, no, that's ok. You get what you want. We'll make due with water and some dryer lint. Don't mind us. No, no, I insist. You get what you want. I don't need anything.
"Fine. I'll pick up food for us then," I told Joe.
So, that's how it went. Jackson is now whining his head off that he's hungry.
"There's peanut butter in the cabinet, my friend."
And Austin has locked himself in his room and is having a teenage moment.
Is it just hard going from a kid where birthdays are a big deal to a teenager where you don't have big birthday parties and balloons and goody bags? Or is this just my kid? Austin has always been a moody sort. He's very smart and creative and super sensitive and stubborn. Maybe I will make him a toilet cake on Saturday after all. A toilet cake complete with a big pile of poop.
No, I don't want any cake. You guys have it. No, don't mind me. I'll just have a leaf. I'm fine. You guys enjoy. sniff sniff
(I really do feel bad that he's spending his birthday in his room pouting. Maybe I'll pick him up something special when I head off to the grocery store in a minute.)
Posted by Dawn at 6:06 PM
85 comments:
Oh I think its the 'age'. My three boys did the EXACT same thing on their birthdays at that age, and my nephew, who just turned 15 on the 1st did the same thing too! I also think its a 'man' thing too, personally! (wink, wink)
Hang in there! Only so much you can do if they don't 'want anything' too!
- November 6, 2008 at 6:49 PM
- Donna said...
You've been initiated. You are the mother of a teenager.
Good luck with that.
- November 6, 2008 at 6:52 PM
- mhgood said...
AWwww, poor Austin. (and poor everyone else, too for having to put up with it!)
Well, tell him one of your loyal fans tells him happy birthday. He is wise to have the Olive Garden as his favourite restaurant--that MY favourite too! Though you'd never catch ME saying no to a free trip there! Austin, what are you thinking?!! Think of the warm breadsticks!!! Garlic butter and meat sauce smells wafting in the air! The salad being "cheesed" before you! The crisp salad with JUST the right amount of dressing! The olives! The LASAGNA!!!
Hmm. Maybe I'll have to go out for Austin's birthday. I'll have Olive Garden and think of him. Yeah, sounds like a plan.
(A toilet cake sounds just about right for a teenaged boy, by the way!)
- November 6, 2008 at 6:53 PM
- Emily said...
If you do decide to design a toilet cake, you should patent it. I think my teen and my hubby both could use it for their birthdays LOL. Or you could just order this one: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/07/lost-in-translation.html
Emily J.
- November 6, 2008 at 6:53 PM
- Tim and Vicky said...
I have to give the nod to Mark Twain who said something like, "When a child turns two, put them in a 55 gallon barrel and feed them through the knothole. When they become a teenager, plug the knothole. :)
I never understood the teenager years . . . especially while going through them.
- November 6, 2008 at 6:53 PM
My 14 year old nephew loves drinks-like the different teas-like Arizona green tea in the cool looking cans, ect. Maybe you could pick him up a couple of those. Just a thought.
Holly C.
- November 6, 2008 at 7:03 PM
- A Whole Lot of Nothing said...
I think he's what the whipper snappers call "emo."
Happy Birthday anyway...
- November 6, 2008 at 7:27 PM
- My Semblance of Sanity said...
I think it is a first-born BOY thing...I have an OH WOE IS ME,too and he is only 11!
Laughed out loud @ the POOP cake!!
- November 6, 2008 at 7:28 PM
- Blythe said...
Ahh yes, the joys of having teenagers. I have a moody 14 yr old son myself. I just thank god he isn't a girl Can you imagine how much worse that would be?
- November 6, 2008 at 7:28 PM
- Darla said...
Oh, woah is me, my life is a misery! Sorry couldn't help it but I started singing that song as soon as I read that line! I'm just shocked that you've seen it, or at least enough that you knew it enough to use that line. No offense but you just don't seem the type to me! Guess you really do learn something new everyday!
- November 6, 2008 at 7:30 PM
- Brian said...
My oldest turned 12 on the 5th. Thanks for the heads-up two years from now. I remember being 14, you are deep in the "Whatever..." stage, complete with eye-rolling and sulking in one's room. Did you get the meal or purchase his teenage-mood a la carte? :)
No matter what you try to do, you aren't going to please him. He more than likely wants to spend time with his friends, or spend it in his room. Just think of the money you will save!
- November 6, 2008 at 7:43 PM
- mommeeof9 said...
my 14 yr old became very helpful and cooperative right around his confirmation time last spring. He still is. Weird! I would have thought he would be at least some what of a teenager.
- November 6, 2008 at 7:47 PM
If it makes Austin feel any better tell him that he has a person out there who knows how he feels! And tell him that he's ten days older then someone who likes him!!! ;)
- November 6, 2008 at 7:51 PM
- sharon said...
Sensitive teenage boys - oh such bliss!! Gets even better when the old hormone surge hits too ;-( Give me a house full of girls any time. As one of three sisters and then the mother of two boys, the difference is amazing.
- November 6, 2008 at 8:03 PM
- Tammy said...
Austin shares my brother's birth date - Happy Birthday Austin! The toilet cake made me snort out loud! Too funny! In college we had different chores in our rooms each couple weeks. I made 4 toilets of different colors labeled with the chore and stuck TP on the seat with the name of the roomie. Our monitor peed her pants when she saw them the first time.
- November 6, 2008 at 8:04 PM
I have an awesome idea for a treat for Austin for his birthday. A signed copy of your book, that is one sure fire way to lighten his mood lol. Hey u can even make his birthday cake into the design of your new book and he will be reminded of the awesome mum that you truly are! What do you think? Am I a genius or not? lol
- November 6, 2008 at 8:21 PM
- Stretch Mark Mama said...
I'll say it again:
And he has promised me, promised me that he will not grow up, and that he won't move away, and that he will let me come over and hug him whenever I want.
- November 6, 2008 at 8:51 PM
- Brooke said...
I can tell my 6 year old daughter will be like this in a few years... I can't wait. There was probably something he did want, or he wanted you to make a big deal over him, or who knows what. But he can't TELL you, that would spoil everything! LOL... Don't you remember how stupid your parents were when you were 14?
- November 6, 2008 at 9:04 PM
- Feisty Irish Wench said...
OY! I don't have that kind of problem with my teenagers in general. But then again, I produced half the number of genetic combinations you did. Tip for next year: Ask him a week before his birthday what he's going to want for his birthday dinner. Tell him if he doesn't choose, you're going to provide him with something he finds heinous. He has till the day before his birthday to inform you, or he'll be eating duck liver pate on crackers. The trick is to follow through with the threat, err... promise.
- November 6, 2008 at 9:08 PM
- Shellie said...
Welcome to the teenage years. It's a great ride. Hope you like roller coasters.
- November 6, 2008 at 9:10 PM
I just told my hubby tonight that I don't want teenagers... I told him I want the kids to go from 10-23..... skip all the middle. I know, when the times comes it too will go fast, but I really don't want teenagers. I was one... that was enough for me.
- November 6, 2008 at 9:19 PM
- geelizzie said...
It's the teenage hormones running amuck! Usually it's girls who do this, though. My son was pretty even keeled when he was a young teen, but my 14 year old niece is apparently quite the pain these days. So was I when I was 14.
I hope he feels better!
- November 6, 2008 at 9:24 PM
- kellycoury said...
Wow! My son is 3....not looking forward to the teenage years. Were you able to cheer him up by getting him a treat at the grocery store? Hope so.
- November 6, 2008 at 9:25 PM
bwaaahaaahaaaahaaaa!!! A toilet cake -- complete with a pile of poop????? Now, THAT'S a cake I want to see!!! Go ahead and make one -- I triple-dog-dare you!!!!
Happy Birthday, Austin!!!
Donna in PA :)
- November 6, 2008 at 9:40 PM
- Amazing Racer said...
Welcome to "teen angst."
- November 6, 2008 at 9:45 PM
- Michelle said...
Boy. You make the teenaged years sound so fun! Oh woe is he!
And umm my vote (sadly) is for the toilet cake -- over the Mystery Machine I initially suggested -- so that you can put it on Cake Wrecks and have it be my new favorite wreck. Just sayin'....
- November 6, 2008 at 9:49 PM
The way you describe Austin, he sounds like he is "Gifted and Talented". Is he, or any of your other children in a GT program?
- November 6, 2008 at 10:01 PM
- Jen said...
I googled "toilet cake" and lots of images come up. Happy baking! =)
- November 6, 2008 at 10:22 PM
- Tina said...
Today is also my son's birthday, although he's only 4. I asked him what he wanted for his birthday dinner and he said, "Um... macaronni and cheese." I said, "Really? Not like, chicken casserole (his favorite) or something?" He said, "Well... do we still have OATMEAL??!!" We ended up with tacos as well ;-)
- November 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
- BandK said...
Hey! It's my youngest son's birthday today. He turned 21. Can I say that I am SO glad that he's not 14 anymore??? Ugh. What a terrible age 14 is. Yuck. I don't envy you. Oh, and you get to do 14 five more times. ROFL
How cool is it that our sons share a birthday! Scorpios are way cool! :-)
You have my sympathies. hee!
- November 6, 2008 at 10:47 PM
- momto3cubs said...
Ugh, my oldest boy is the same way (he's 11 now). I get the "I don't care", yet he's disappointed when I don't do what he supposedly doesn't care about!
But if I do the mind reading and do what he wants but doesn't voice, then I'm reinforcing bad habits for him. He needs to speak up and say what's on his mind!
I feel for his future wife!
- November 6, 2008 at 11:15 PM
- plainprecious said...
I cant remember ever going through that with my 3 oldest kids. At least not on their birthdays. Tho my almost 16 yr old has his moments now and then. Lukes birthday is on the 16th and all he wants food wise is homemade pizza pop and to havwea couple freinds over to play cards. I guess it could be worse!!!
Question I went to Amazon and notcied that it says your book is going to be a paperback? Is that right? If so I couldnt believe that it costs 19.99. Wowsers sorry I guess I havent bought a new book in awhile.
- November 6, 2008 at 11:17 PM
My 14 yr old is the same. Buy him nothing, take him nowhere. You have to give him SOME excuse to pout!
- November 6, 2008 at 11:27 PM
- Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life said...
Good luck, Dear Dawn, the happy days are just going to keep piling up, one on top of another until you just have to laugh because it's so stinkin' funny or else cry because it's so stinkin' not funny. Good luck with that. Being a teen is HARD. Being a mother of a teen is HARD. But it's also fun and happy and rewarding, as you know. You're the girl for the job.
- November 6, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this blog. My Austin turned 13 on 10/30. His party is Friday night. It's from 5:00 - 11:00 p.m. And what does he want to do?? Nothin', I don't know, NOT a movie, can we play outside? Okay, we live in the Pacific northwest and what does it do in November. It RAINS my friend! Rain has been in the forecast for a week. Nothing has changed. He is in shock that it's going to rain tomorrow. ARG. Thankfully, we have a Wii and a couple of his friends are life of the party types.
And yes, the pouting and the angst. He's always been so happy and go lucky. And lately he's been so moody. And, if you can't tell, this is the first time I'm going through this!! Glad to know I'm not alone.
- November 7, 2008 at 1:14 AM
- Kellee said...
Oh my. And girls...well...I don't have to tell you that they're worse, do I? Thank God my daughter is 18, although she's still not really human again yet. My son turns 14 on Thanksgiving. I hope we all survive until he reaches adulthood. UGH.
- November 7, 2008 at 4:24 AM
- Izababy and KJ's Mom said...
Ah! Welcome to 14! It's an ugly time and here I thought it was just with girls! Sometimes I don't know which I'd rather deal with - my teenager or my 17 month old who is definitely into the terrible twos! Enjoy!
- November 7, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Hi Dawn, My son is now 12 and he is chucked full of testosterone already. He stomps around the house and I swear he is going to bust through the floor into the basement. I read boys puberty last 7 years and girls 4 years. Lord help me. My sister who has no kids thinks this is not normal and I created this monster. Oh how I wish she had kids! Kristine in Michigan.
- November 7, 2008 at 6:15 AM
- Brandi said...
I didn't read the other comments, so forgive me if this was already suggested. Could you do something special with him today? I mean just you and him. It seems you've been away or busy a lot lately, and he's at an age where it just wouldn't be cool to acknowledge that you miss your mom. Like you said, he's at an in-between age. Perhaps, you could just go get an ice cream cone or coffee (if you let him drink it) with him and let him talk if he is comfortable.
- November 7, 2008 at 6:25 AM
- The Bertone's said...
Boys! UGH! Thank goodness mine isn't that old yet. But if that is what I have to look forward to... I'm scared. :) My son is already sensitive.. I hope Saturday goes better for you.
- November 7, 2008 at 7:17 AM
It was my birthday too - Happy birthday Austin!
And good luck Dawn. My boys are only 5 and 7 but I already have the drama in the house with these two. I am not looking forward to teenagers.
- November 7, 2008 at 7:37 AM
As a mom who has 3 teenage boys still at home and 1 who's outgrown being a teenager and is now a 20 yr old, I will say what you're going thru is typical boy. My daughter (now 23) was worse than all 4 boys have been put together. Just wait till the girls his their teen years. UGH!
It's those wonderful hormones kicking in. Enjoy! It will give you plenty to write about in book 2 (and 3 and 4).
- November 7, 2008 at 7:51 AM
- Erin said...
Sooooo not looking forward to those years. My 7 year-old is already exhibiting teenager like symptoms. Hubby & I look at each other with that "don't we have another 7 years before this hits" look.
I'm fearful our house will implode when we reach the actual teenage years.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:06 AM
Ugh! Teenage boys are the biggest mystery, especially for mom's. Really, what do we know about being a boy, right? All that testosterone. I think I like the beer barrel and knothole idea...not sure about the toilet bowl cake, seriously, who would want to eat it, even if it is cake?? Eww!
- November 7, 2008 at 8:21 AM
- Sassy said...
Wait a minute! You mean you still SEE your teenager? Mine is always in his room, and when he comes out I get grunts and nonsensical answers if I DARE talk to him... Ah the joys of the teens... She cheerful and rosey! Seriously, what do they have to be so gloomy about? They don't work! They don't have bills! Oh, no, they didn't get the most recent video game! It's the end of the world!!! Yeah, sorry for the rant :)
- November 7, 2008 at 8:31 AM
I was the oldest of 8 and I remember my siblings' teens very well. My Dad's oft-repeated phrase from the teen years was, "If that's the worst thing that ever happens to you in life, you'll be lucky. Snap out of it!"
At one point, Mom had 3 kids in 3 years. When I came home from grad school one time, she told me, "It really stinks to have 3 kids hate you at the same time." This was after she had already gone through the teens with 4 of us.
Much prayer for intestinal fortitude and development of a silicone back coming your way.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:34 AM
Here's my take on this (and I may be way wrong, but I've survived 2 teens so far): Austin wanted you to MAKE him go to Olive Garden. That way he gets to enjoy the meal but he gets to tell his friends that he was forced to go. After all, how uncool is it for a teen to want to spend time with their family?
- November 7, 2008 at 8:48 AM
- A DAY IN MY SHOES said...
this drives me insane as well i have a seven year old just like him....
- November 7, 2008 at 9:37 AM
- Lowa said...
no no, it isn't just your son. My oldest will be 16 in two weeks and STILL refuses to tell me what he wants. Claims he doesn't care, we don't need to eat out, etc etc. My other son was 13 in June and did the same dang thing as Austin. I tried my best to make it special for him, but he would have none of it. Not only that, he had me in tears. I actually sat and cried on his birthday and whined to my husband, "you take him and do something with him. He won't even talk to me!! WAH!! What did I do to make him treat me this way?? I am just trying to do something nice for him and he bites my head off and hides in his room!!!"
Hope the family party turns out better:)
- November 7, 2008 at 10:07 AM
- Heather said...
"Maybe I will make him a toilet cake on Saturday after all. A toilet cake complete with a big pile of poop." - LOL! :D
- November 7, 2008 at 10:22 AM
- Evanna said...
"No, I don't want any cake. You guys have it. No, don't mind me. I'll just have a leaf. I'm fine. You guys enjoy. sniff sniff"
Thanks for the "laugh out loud" moment! My oldest became a teenager about 1 1/2 weeks ago. 'Nuff said.
- November 7, 2008 at 11:16 AM
- harmzie said...
With no personal experience under my belt (though I'm much older than my siblings, so I have observed from a safe distance, plus, my kids are quickly approaching that period, so I'm paying attention when people express their frustration with their teens - but I'm sure none of that counts), *I* think that they still *want* the birthday party with the pinata & goodie bags, & balloons, & sparklers... But they don't *want* to still want that. Hence the angst.
- November 7, 2008 at 11:34 AM
- Cheryl said...
I think it's part regular teenager and part oldest child in a big family syndrome. My heart went out to him when I watched the Disney Tram video, he looked so defeated and lost in the crowd.
Is there something you and Joe can do with just him. Does he have his own activities during the "regular" week?
Also why doesn't he have a big birthday just because he's a teenager? The birthday is no less significant. They can still be big and grand, just different. Instead of Chuck E Cheese, it's an all night video game-last man standing fest. Or something similar.
With all of his "I don't care it's whatever you guys want" stuff he's trying to show you that he's used to feeling unimportant and discounted (being the oldest syndrome). He's dying for you to turn yourself inside out and implode your brain (literally) in order to demonstrate his importance in the family.
~Just my 2 cents, this is what I've gleaned from knowing you have a large family (luky!) and watching 30 seconds of video, so I could be way off base.
- November 7, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- Tara said...
Have you seen te kitty litter cake?
- November 7, 2008 at 12:38 PM
- Marjorie said...
Besa mi Taco huh? hehe! Sounds funny. My mom lives in Illinois and insists that there are no good Mexican restaurants in the whole state. Of course, she used to live here in Tucson so you can't blame her for feeling that way. If you ever get the chance come on down the the desert Southwest and get some REAL Mexican food.
Poor Jackson! I always loved my birthdays when I was a teenager. He probably wanted to get some big deal made about his birthday despite his bad mood. Do you think he was testing you to see if you would be all sympathetic on his birthday and make a big deal anyway?
- November 7, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Ohhhhh, the joys of a moody teenager. I know it well. My oldest - soon to be 18 - is 1/2 way getting over it - my 14 yr old - Katie bar the door, he's in full Dr. Jekell/Mr. Hyde mode. I never know who I'm going to be speaking to from one moment to the next.
Good Luck & Happy Birthday to your boy!!!
- November 7, 2008 at 1:35 PM
My almost 13 year old daughter is the same way not just on birthdays though.
Hope to see pics of that toilet cake--your others have been so cool esp. the cell phone....
- November 7, 2008 at 1:38 PM
- Lisa said...
I love the toilet cake idea. Hilarious. I am dreading when my kids become teenagers.
- November 7, 2008 at 2:54 PM
- Lynn said...
He probably wanted you to read his mind and pick up what he wanted...without asking him. Teenagers.
- November 7, 2008 at 3:11 PM
My oldest Nicholas also turned 14 in August this year, and thanks for all these comments as now I realise I am lucky in comparison to so many. However what works for us in this situation if choice is involve d and I get Austins reaction , then I tell him what we will do and check thats ok , if its still met with whatever we go ahead and do it and he has a great time because I have chosen something I know he will enjoy .
I am sure he will have a fun time on Saturday because thats what he is psyched up for, so long as you dont embarass him, hm not sure about cake
Hope it goes well!!!!!!!
Janice Dundee
- November 7, 2008 at 4:32 PM
I checked the comments hoping for some encouragement...and I'm so sad now! What's the matter with you people?!? Why won't you let me live in my dream world and believe that my almost-teen kids won't morph into evil strangelings?
Although, I was a teen once, and if the mom's curse holds true, I'm in 5x the trouble. (Mom's curse = "when you're a mother I hope you have one just like you!")
Oy vey!
Dawn- SSO question- Which of your offspring is most like you were as a child?
- November 7, 2008 at 7:18 PM
- Dorothy said...
This is so normal for kids. My daughter who has seven kids and now three grandchildren and you never know what they'll do or how they'll react.
My blessings and good luck...
Dorothy from grammology
- November 7, 2008 at 7:31 PM
You guys are all being unfair to teens. We aren't all that bad. Seriously. Some of the guys are, but not the girls.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:07 PM
- GrammaMack said...
It's hard work, becoming a man. On the one hand, you are growing into your God-given role as a leader; on the other hand, you're still under your parents' authority. The toughest relationship during those years is between mom and son. Your son needs to start stretching and eventually clipping the apron strings, yet you are still the boss. It's a difficult and awkward dance for both of you, requiring both strength and delicacy on your part. Hang in there, and pray lots! One day not so long from now he'll see you as a precious gift and appreciate everything you did for him.
GrammaMack, mother of three grown sons and gramma to four beautiful boys (and counting!)
- November 7, 2008 at 8:09 PM
I remember my 14th birthday. I was also the oldest and feeling gangly, dorky, and to responsible. I felt like no one liked/loved me and I just wanted to be left alone. Fortunately my parents were wiser than me. They picked me up after school and took me out for a burger, shake and fries which was a real treat back then. They made me feel special and loved. It's still my favorite birthday and I've had over 50.
Good luck.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Sometimes the comments you get, Dawn, are almost as good as your wittiness. If you haven't thought of it already, copy and paste the funny ones to notepad to save for later books... quotes from my blog readers...
My son is only 9 and he is an only so my comments are from my own childhood. I seriously do not remember ONE birthday from the time I was about 11, until I turned the big 19 and was actually legally allowed in a bar. LOL!
As a typical sulky, moody teenager myself, who drove my mother half batty, I sincerely offer you my condolences. This is a sincere offer, as my 9 year olde is rapidly approaching those years. (He is still a smart, happy, funny lovebunny.) I figure if I apologized already to my Mom, and apologize to random teenager's moms, I can avert the curse that was placed on me. :D
- November 7, 2008 at 8:28 PM
- candi said...
This child could have been mine 15 years ago. Thankfully they grow out of it.........at about 21. =)
- November 7, 2008 at 8:52 PM
- Jkhb said...
Dawn, we did the party thing for our 13 year old. We got pizza and cake and let her invite like 8 friends and they played video games and such. The first of the night it was weird and like a middle school dance where the girls were on one side and the boys were on the other. No talking just a lot of staring. It got better but I had to be the uncool mom and start asking questions. The moody room thing is not only a boy thing though! And black make the cake black, mine always wants to wear black.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Hi Dawn
Happy birthday Austin.
My experience raising kids was that my nephew would visit me for a week or two in the summer. Now that I have shown my credentials, here is what I would have done:
Dawn on 11/6: "Austin, be prepared to go with the family tomorrow to the O.G."
Austin: "Ok mom".
Don't ask him where he is going on his birthday, tell him. You already know his favorite place.
Now that is taken care of, me thinks that he needs his very own real girlfriend! This will get him on track again.
My advise is worth what you paid for it. :)
Uncle to my 4 pack.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:57 PM
- Rick said...
Self-pity is a dish best eaten alone.
- November 8, 2008 at 1:41 AM
- Weaselmomma said...
Hi. I just found your blog. I love that you have the big family thing going on. I too have a 14 year old(girl), they are something special, alright.
- November 8, 2008 at 6:19 AM
- Brenda said...
How about an "Un birthday"? For his birthday have the family go serve dinner at a homeless shelter and buy gifts for needy kids.
- November 8, 2008 at 9:00 AM
- Boy Mom said...
Boy Mom here, seven boys from 17 1/2 to 4 years. Not claiming to be an expert but defiantly experienced. Funny thing about teenage boys, they want you to want to do things for them. It's not the sandwich it's the making it for them that they need. It's not the birthday it's that you want to spend time just with them and make it special just for them.
Fourteenish seems to be a pivotal time for a boy and his relationship with his Mom. Suddenly she's not a Mom but a representation of women in general. The greatest need of a man is to feel wanted, teenage boys are just starting to feel that. Let Dad be the teacher and disciplinarian be a friend, flirt with him like you would with the bag boy at the grocery store. Don't tell him what to do ask him for his help. Notice and compliment every good thing and try to ignore the rest. Love his life and let him do the talking about and evaluating of each experience, his wisdom and maturity will stun you.
You've been an incredible Mom now be an incredible women, someone he wants be friends with because she wants to be friends with him.
And above all else don't forget the hugs.
- November 8, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- BoufMom9 said...
OH! I just "love" teenagers! UGH! Just wait until you have a few of them in the house at the same time!
I feel like closing myself in my room most days and pouting instead of them! GRRRRRRR!
Hopefully his birthday still turned out ok.
- November 8, 2008 at 11:05 AM
- MaBunny said...
HEHE i don't have a teen yet, but shes at least got the moodiness down...
Happy belated bday to Austin!
- November 8, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Totally normal! 149 out of the 150 freshmen I taught were all angsty with the "woe is me" expressions on their faces. It will pass. Happy Birthday Austin!
- November 8, 2008 at 1:24 PM
- Joanne said...
- November 8, 2008 at 2:35 PM
WOW! What a storm--I am the mother of 2 very healthy, active teenagers. We are the house where all the teens hang. I believe that it doesn't matter who you are and where you are from. It doesn't matter what kind of parent you are--gosh at last count 78 responses?!
Remember those challenging 2's? You could always scoop them up and put them in their room. Both my teens lap me in height. No scooping allowed :(
My daughter couldn't wait to become a woman. We even went to Mommy and me classes. Funny how through all those classes and through all that talking, she never realized you got you cycle for 5-7 days every month.
MOM EVERY MONTH?!...A few days every month? Why me? Brother still doesn't see why he should probably invest in chocolate at least once a month.
Mom Why should I? Son let me choke you just a little---It will always help. Haven't you noticed that dad brings home chocolate 1X a month. Think about it.
My son is now 16 and he is all that. He has a great job as a manager at DQ. He loves it and it keeps him out of trouble and out of the house. Sister not so much---BUT Next year she will be 16 and able to have a job. Wishes and dreams--What is a mom to do.
My 2 teens drive me nuts but then I think that I will miss them both terribly when they go to college.
Teenagers, NOTHING EVER PREPARES you for this. There are times when I joke with my son, honey that is way too much information for your mother. HaHaHa.
I am having the time of my life right now, today :)
Just keep reminding yourself that this too shall pass. AND Laugh often!
- November 8, 2008 at 2:47 PM
- Britney said...
Don't be too put off my Austin's nonchalant attitude about his birthday. I teach 8th grade and he sounds like a normal 8th grade boy. I think a toilet cake with a big pile of poop would be quite appropriate. And if he doesn't like it right now, he'll love telling the story later in life. :)
- November 8, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Keeley said...
Wow, I thought my son was the only one who was totally dramatic.
Teenagers. Sheesh.
Hope he got over it. =)
- November 8, 2008 at 5:56 PM
- Sharlyn said...
fourteen year old boys. I have one too. OY.
- November 8, 2008 at 9:08 PM
- MaNiC MoMMy™ said...
Here's a question for Sunday Sound Out:
Why haven't you blogged about your amazing lunch on Friday or shared with your viewers the totally cool shoes that Manic wore ESPECIALLY to impress you?
And the answer cannot be:
"Because I am unable to move my neck in any direction whatsovever but forward, and I'm trying to CREATE an incredible cake for just ONE of my six children and I'm busy twittering and shopping and caring for those six children, and I'm also 33,000 words short of a manuscript that's due in less than two months, Oh wait, I suck at math, that's 43,000 words short of a manuscript, but that's OK because it's on pregnancy and I'm a MASTER at that, and because any one of the six or so other bloggers who were there have already blogged about it so the readers can just read about it over at their sites! So basically those are the reasons I haven't blogged about a lunch with a bunch of terrific bloggers!
But what about the shoes Dawn!?!? What about the shoes!?!?!?
Did you BUY any shoes THIS WEEKEND!?!!?
- November 8, 2008 at 9:25 PM
- Mum - Mainly Upbringing Monsters said...
Wow. Hope Austin had a good day anyway as I didn't realise my sons birthday is on the same date as Austins. My son Koby just turned 5.
- November 9, 2008 at 3:54 AM
- Teresa said...
Oh Dawn,
I'm so sorry. Unfortunately I have no words of advice except it doesn't get much better from here on out. Three of our 6 are teenage boys (18,17,14) and age 14 is by far the best age so enjoy! Hang in there and cherish your little ones! Our youngest is 16 months and he is by far the BEST child we have - probably because he smiles a lot and doesn't talk much! I remember when the older boys were much smaller and people would tell me to enjoy them before they became teens - now I'm one of those moms! I look at young moms with young babies and reminisce about the good ole days! I guess I'm getting old! I haven't had a teen girl yet as our only daughter is only 8 - but I hear they are worse. So sorry! Teresa in Oklahoma
- November 9, 2008 at 2:46 PM
- Brooke said...
I can say as an 18 year old He is being totally normal. He will get passed this, in like 5 years. haha Cheer up. It will get better.
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How much does a Office Manager in New York, NY make? The median annual Office Manager salary in New York, NY is $91,734, as of June 29, 2018, with a range usually between $78,057-$106,076 not including bonus and benefit information and other factors that impact base pay. However, the salary for someone with the title Office Manager may vary depending on a number of factors including industry, company size, location, years of experience and level of education. Our team of Certified Compensation Professionals has analyzed survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at companies of all sizes and industries to present this range of annual salaries for people with the job title Office Manager in New York, NY.
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More and more SMBs have their heads in the clouds and for good reason. Cloud computing is changing how computer needs are fulfilled. With the onset of the cloud, essential aspects of every business like data management, content, and collaboration tools are delivered from the Internet rather than supported by locally installed software and servers.
For SMBs there are many compelling reasons to migrate to cloud-based applications, like the following:
Several services we take for granted such as WordPress, Gmail, Skype and GoToMeeing are cloud based. And the skies are just going to get cloudier. Harbingers of the future, VCs are insisting their startups stay lean and mean by using cloud services to test and build out business concepts as well as to scale the business.
Concerns about security aren't putting much of a damper on the party. Cloud-based startups are predicted to number in the thousands over the next few years.
Depending on whether you want to make a wholesale move to the cloud or shift a few operations, there are several hot services designed specifically for SMB productivity.
PaaS, also known as Software as a Service (SaaS), eliminates the need to build expensive on-premise applications. Users pay their PaaS provider for what they use just like a utility, greatly reducing overhead. Salesforce.com and Amazon Web Services are vying for domination of the cloudsphere with their full suites of cloud offerings that provide the gamut of applications from sales, database management, customer service and private social networking services.
MozyPro is a pay-as-you-go data storage and back up service that mitigates the need to purchase hardware. Designed for SMBs, the service uses military-grade encryption to protect your data. Even better, MozyPro is ISO27001 certified, a best practices rating for measurement of information security management.
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The Trail of Tears site is a historic landmark — sacred ground dedicated to preserving the American past — and the City of Waynesville has spent years on transforming this notable site into a tourist attraction where people can absorb its history and appreciate the beauty of Laughlin Park.
But if you have visited the site in the last few weeks, you might notice something is off.
Like a bad tattoo, the words "Alan + Tiff" with a large heart are indented into the cement of this sacred ground.
Just weeks after vandals angered the county by stealing the Purple Heart Flag, vandals managed to make their ugly mark again.
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Let's start with finances. Our city leaders work tirelessly to spend our tax dollars in the right places and not over-budget (unlike a majority of the country). We are still living in tough times and the local government realizes that the money it spends is precious. Simple acts of vandalism, like the words of affection imprinted in the cement, cost the City of Waynesville thousands of dollars every year.
City of Waynesville authorities said that it estimates this single act will cost the city hundreds of dollars to fix.
Waynesville City administrator Bruce Harrill reported that the the city has already spent over $1,000 on vandalism related costs in 2013.
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The producers probably saw the footage shot at my house and decided it was just too bad to show on national t.v. and the tape now sits in the recycling bin.
Actually, I still don't know. I'll post about it on my blog as soon as I find out.
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Do you really teach your kids to read in the bathtub?
Yes, I teach them to read in the bathtub as much as I teach them to run with scissors, put nailpolish on the t.v., and dart across the street without first checking for traffic.
Can you show us a picture of your daughter's impromptu haircut?
I can't right now because she's sleeping. I guess I passed my cold onto her. I had to pick her up early from school today because she had a fever and a croupy cough. The poor school nurse. Every time she calls me, I answer in a less than enthusiastic, "Which kid is it this time?" My middle son just likes to visit the nurse, I think. She now has strict instructions from me as to how to deal with him when he walks into her office. She's to ask him, "Are there any bones protruding from your skin? Are you unconscious? No? Then go back to class. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200." Seriously, she's a very sweet woman and I don't blame my son for wanting to go hang out in her office every now and then.
How can I find out more about your book?
Well, it's going to be written on paper. I'm pretty sure it will have a title. Oh and a cover! It will definitely have a cover. That's about all I know right now, but I've got a little form on the right side of my blog where you can feel free to sign up for information about the book.
You mentioned moms whose husbands work long hours and moms whose husbands are deployed. What about us single moms?
I didn't intentionally omit the single moms. Of course it would be difficult for single moms to find some "me time" every day, or even every month, I imagine. So to every stay-at-home mom, working mom, work-from-home mom, work-from-home dad, stay-at-home dad, working dad, grandparent, godparent, single parent, married parent, living together in some sort of arrangement parent, mom of few kids, mom of many kids, anyone with the letters M, O, and M in their names, and anyone else I might have forgotten about, pat yourselves on the back! You're doing a very important job and you're awesome! Repeat after me, I'm good enough and I'm smart enough and doggone it, people like me.
Will you be doing a book give-away like the one you just did when your book comes out? I'm sure I will! :)
Why do you make your smiley faces with a semi-colon instead of a colon, like this :)? Huh? Smileys? Ohhhh, so that's what those are? I had no idea. I just thought that was a fun way to punctuate a sentence.
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That banana looks familiar. Did you steal it from my car? Ummm yes. Yes, that's what I do in my spare time. I break into other people's vehicles and steal decomposing fruit because I just don't find quite enough of that stuff in my own house.
Now it's time for me to ask a question. A few of you have said that you've given me an award and to visit your blog to get it. That's so very sweet and thoughtful of you! However, I'm really slow here. Explain in simple "a 2 year old could understand" terms as to what I'm supposed to do with it. I'm sorry, but I'm just not familiar with this. Remember I just started this blog a couple months ago. Thank you for your help!Because September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, I want to post he following text taken from an article written by Brian and Stacey Ledwon.
Childhood cancer is not fair. It is not fair to the children that suffer from it each and every day. It is not fair to parents who try to do what is best for their children under extremely difficult circumstances. It is not fair to siblings that have their life suddenly turned upside down. Our family knows firsthand how ugly childhood cancer is, as our 5-year old daughter Lindsey has been battling a rare brain cancer since September 2004. Did you know:
• 12,500 children will be diagnosed with cancer this year
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• 2,300 children will die from cancer this year
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Summer is the season of relaxation, but it's also an apprehensive time for much of the United States. This is the peak time of year for natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes to strike. From New Orleans to Joplin, Missouri, it's hard for many of us to kick back and enjoy the summer without thinking about what might go wrong this year. And if you live on the West Coast, you get to enjoy four seasons' worth of constant paranoia, waiting for the next earthquake, tsunami or wildfire to hit.
The good news is advances in mobile technology and social media have not only made it easier for us to track natural disasters and severe weather events but to survive them as well. You've probably jokingly referred to your smartphone as a "lifesaver" before, but the current crop of disaster-related apps can actually save your life. Here are a few must-haves:
The download is free, but if you opt in for the premium service, you can get health care and emergency services covered by Lloyd's of London.
Along with mobile apps, social media has become a powerful tool for distributing aid and information during natural disasters. Earlier this year, authorities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area used Twitter to issue tornado warnings and keep residents informed of severe weather patterns.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has also begun using Twitter and blogs to provide tips, guidelines and information related to disaster preparedness, including how to use your cell phone before, during and after a natural disaster.
One important thing to remember is that not all disasters are natural. A hacked or malware-infested smartphone could render these lifesaving apps useless in a catastrophe, so be sure to protect your smartphone with the best mobile security you can find. Once you've got your apps, your plans and your mobile security protection in place, you may actually be able to enjoy the summer season for a few minutes. Until the big one hits, that is.
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Posted on April 17, 2013
One or two old-timers have asked me about the Newberry Gala, or, as I always liked to call it, the galagalagala. (This is one of those jokes that doesn't work in print—like a lot of my Vaudeville fossils. See, the world is apparently divided among people who pronounce the word "gala" as gay-la, those who pronounce it "gaa-la", and those who pronounce it "gah-la". So to me it has always been the gaylagaalagahla. No, it wasn't funny to anybody but me, even in those days. Nice of you to ask. I'll remember it in my notes for Santa Claus.)
What the old-timers—those who attended during the last century—ask me is "Where are the books?"
The Gala was originally held without books: it was a grand dinner with a great speaker and quite a wonderful air about it. But one can't rest on one's laurels: one must always try to make this year's bigger than the last. One feature they wanted to improve was the bar and hors-d'oeuvres buffet on the first floor. This was a romantic arrangement, with Ruggles Hall (East Hall, we called it, in those primitive days) lit largely by candles. Candles upstairs were a no-no, so this was where people who cannot believe it's an elegant affair without candles could indulge themselves. (So did the people who came for the open bar, but that's another story.)
"Hey!" somebody exclaimed. "This is a library! Why not decorate the buffet with BOOKS?"
A call was sent to the Book Fair for a load of decorative books. This is a code phrase which a Book Fair Manager needs to know. What's wanted are hardcover books, preferably with gilt lettering on the spine. They can be broken sets of the works of James Whitcomb Riley or deluxe binders for National Geographics. It will be too dark to read the spines anyhow; the job of these books is to look nice in candlelight.
For several years we supplied books which were pretty but not special. This was vital, because when the grown-ups went upstairs to dine and the catering staff cleared the buffet, the books would be dumped into boxes for me to collect next morning. I did collect them, and was fascinated by the effects of candle wax on imitation leather bindings. (Really cheap fake leather repelled the wax; genuine but thin leather acquired permanent stains.)
AND people kept sliding the books from under the candles to see what they were. This comes of allowing literate people to attend a gala dinner.
The darkened buffet and bar started to give way to a brighter bar and buffet in the lobby, and the books were promoted upstairs. Now tasteful arrangements of books were included in the table décor. And because the light was so much better, the books needed to relate to the theme of the evening: Southwestern history, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Hecht. This sounds like more work, and it was, but, hey, what does Uncle Blogsy do all day but sort books anyhow. We collected books for six months (if they knew the theme that far in advance) and carried boxes upstairs come the big day. Someone with the Jewell staff (George Jewell has almost always been the caterer of choice for these events) would tell me how the books were to fit into the decor, and I would leave carefully selected piles of books on each table to fit the requirement. The boxes would be hidden in a corner, and my job was done until the next morning.
These books came back without candle wax, but had seen contact with wine or water. There was an ingenious water candle arrangement one year—the water was held to offset the flame—and the first two to be lighted promptly broke, sending water across my tasteful display. This is why one brings spares.
The climax of that era was the Great Elizabeth Gala, a dinner of which stylish people still speak: the regal air, the great exhibit, the memorable speech, and the lack of books still resound in people's memories. There was so much lead time for this gala that we could put in extra effort, weeding out the less presentable books in favor of bright, impressive books about Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, and anything else reasonably Elizabethan. I had books about Tudor music, a picture of Queen Elizabeth playing the lute, and oh, scads of wonderful things.
I told people for weeks afterward that there were SO books in the gala displays. It's just that the decorating crew decided to put them underneath the tablecloths to hold up the rest of the centerpieces. Most of my books were used, but not a single one was seen.
Oh, we had a few gala dinners after that with books in the display, but it was never quite the same. And there's one in every crowd, isn't there? "Are old books sanitary? Is this something you really want on the table with food?" Between that and Uncle Blogsy still sulking four years after the Elizabethan business, it was decided to save him the trouble of hauling a dozen boxes of books up and down again.
Even though for some years now the Gala (now the Award Dinner) has been bookless, people do inquire. The books gave them something to do between courses and, alas, even during the speaker's presentation sometimes. This may also have had something to do with the decision to go book-free in the centerpiece.
There are seats available for this year's dinner, renamed for this occasion the 125th Anniversary Dinner. No books on the table, just some author named McCullough, who has a couple more Pulitzers than I have so far. You can read all about it at http://www.newberry.org/david-mccullough-receive-newberry-award. (I checked for you: the bar and the buffet will be as open as ever. Don't say I never did nothin' for ya.)
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I can't say that I followed any real instructions.
I didn't make any of it from scratch, or use any fancy pastry techniques (I don't think I know any as it is!)
I did find some great instructions HERE...
For my cake, I used the following:
- 3 boxes of White Cake Mix
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- Food Coloring
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I like how the instructions from The Idea Room link above suggest using two boxes of cake mix. As you can see, this cake was HUGE! I mean, not just huge, but a TOWER! I had a heck of a time cutting it because it was so tall. And, of course, each child wanted the complete rainbow.... of course!!
I think that using two cake mixes as opposed to three will get you a much easier cake to manage. The cake was a huge hit with the kids, and it really wasn't too hard to put together. The worst part was waiting for each layer to cool enough so I could remove them from the pan without them breaking, so I could quickly throw the next set of layers into the oven.
I also used regular food coloring (but lots of it) to tint the cake batter. The baked cake color will be very close to the color you get with the batter, so color each layer to your desired intensity.
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