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Subject: Teenagers
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Date: Thu, 30-Jan-86 11:53:24 EST
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>As a parent of teens, I am wondering if anyone else is as confused
>about parenting as I am.  If there is any interest in sharing concerns
>about living with teenagers, please express your interest soon.
 
Dear Kris,

Not only do I have two teenage kids of my own (a girl 13 and a boy 
16), but I also have the dubious distinction of having 4 teenage 
stepchildren (3 of whom are live-in, ages 17, 15, and 14).

I have always marveled at parents of infants and young children who 
think their kids are THE most difficult.  They seem to think time will 
cure their woes.  Actually, I have always thought the old saw, "Little 
kids have little problems and big kids have big problems" was quite 
true.

I'd love to share thoughts, support, coping mechanisms, philosophies, 
and lifesaving techniques (for the parents) with folks who have 
teenage children.  (I would be particularly interested in hearing from 
people who have dealt with teenage stepchildren -- sometimes I get to 
thinking maybe I'm the one who's not human, at least they seem to 
think so -- particularly female teenage stepchildren.)

Sometimes I think this is God's revenge against us for what we did to 
our parents when we were adolescents!

Good luck, and let's hear from the contingent of parents of older 
kids.

Rickey Marks