Last week for me was one of those types of weeks that you just want to forget about. I posted on my Facebook status in the midst of the week that I felt like I was swimming in hormones.
Having two children dealing with teen issues is one thing but now it seems my youngest is starting to go through some changes and well, let’s just say that I felt a bit overwhelmed.
When I get overwhelmed I tend to handle things one of two ways. The first is to try and fix everything or the second is to get crabby and take it out on others. Neither way is a very healthy option, in case you needed to know this.
So I went with the first way and tried to fix things. But let me tell you something, when teens are swimming in hormones the very last thing they want is mom coming along trying to fix everything.
I have my idea of fixing and they have their idea and believe me, it doesn’t even involve me.
But I felt overwhelmed since this is one of the rare times when all three of my children have “issues” going on. And since I couldn’t fix their problems, or should I say they weren’t
willing to listen to my ideas, I then went into the second mode of behavior…I got crabby.
So put together a crabby mom and three kids swimming in hormones and well, I don’t really think I have to paint the picture. You can see it very clearly, I’m sure.
But I have since come to realize that this is the way it goes. I have two teens and one on the verge of becoming a teen. They have hormones that sometimes go out of whack but hey, do so I.
So while I’m swimming in hormones, I’m just going to try and keep my head afloat.
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