Conflict with parents is inevitable during the teenage years. Depending on the situation, you, as a teenager, can think that your parents are being over-protective, trying to ruin your life, being mean, or a slew of other things.
In today’s vlog, I want to share an epiphany I had with you when it comes to parenting. I think it will REALLY benefit you when it comes to these types of situations. Click below to watch. The video is a little less than 5 minutes!
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Around Father’s Day, I always see articles about how prevalent fatherlessness is in our country. However, it is rare to see stories about homes without a biological mother. These situations are definitely more rare, but does not mean that it doesn’t come with its own set of issues.
Throughout my time working with teenage girls, I know of three specifically who are in this situation. The reasons as to why the mothers are absent prove various, but I have noticed similar effects among them. The most notable is anguish.
The dictionary defines anguish as, “extreme pain, distress, or anxiety.” This manifests clearly in these three girls in multiple ways, whether it is:
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I started dating my first “real” boyfriend when I was 15 years old. I had just moved 600 miles from the place I had lived all my life. At my new school, there were 2,400 students, and I only knew a handful of people that I had met at basketball camp during the summer, (and Susan, obviously). Needless to say, I was anxious.
After the first few weeks passed, I started to feel less anxious and actually began to notice other people. Most notably, the cute guy in my 2nd period math class. I’ll refer to him as Mark.
A few more weeks passed and Mark and I began to talk more at school. I found out he was the goalie for the soccer team and went to a few of his games. The more we talked, the more I liked him.
Towards the end of September of that year, he asked me to be his girlfriend. We dated almost a year and half. He was my first “real” boyfriend, and I learned so many valuable lessons during our relationship. In today’s post, I want to share them with you in hopes you will learn a few things as well.
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“Let me tell you something right now, ” Angie’s mom said with a stern look on her face, “having a baby is the worst thing that can happen to you during your teen years. If you go out and have sex, you could chance throwing away the rest of your life.”
Have any of you ever been a part of a conversation like this?
Although I believe that Angie’s mom’s heart is in the right place, as far as not wanting to bring a baby into a less than ideal situation, I wanted to write this post and discuss why statements like this can have a detrimental effect.
During the teen years, one verse that is often heard is Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Today, I want to explain this verse and give my own personal story to understanding it. In the beginning of my Christian walk, I thought this meant that if I was faithful, stayed away from sin, and did what was right, God would give me things I sincerely wanted. Things that were good for me and honorable in his sight.
…and I thought He was fulfilling it all when I was 17 and met Seth.
