Training Up A Child: Take #2,912

Talking with the 15...16 yr old last night (the youngest and logical one) about relationship issues was yet again an interesting twist. (I think he is the one who values our insight the most out of all of them. LOL) We were talking about "the competition" and why they really are not competitors in the end. I remember getting to that place in the conversation when I realized this isn't about being a teenager but being new to "relationships". So, I ended up changing what I was about to say to actually explain that this is a life lesson, meaning not just to get him through high school dating. (If only someone had told me more things like this coming up. Everything in my life was RIGHT NOW... But I digress.) We explained that even though we are married, people still try to "come at us". His face at that moment was hilarious! (Like... my parents still got it?!) What I'm getting at this morning is moments like this remind me of why my last name was changed.

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