Nice Weekend in the Rose Garden...
Things are going pretty good. Tiffany runs hot and cold (of course) but overall is doing very well. Divine intervention really came into play on Friday. I am on a social meeting website called www.tagged.com. I have met some nice friends there, but it's like every other networking site - you have to be CAREFUL. Full of scammers, imposters, etc. Anyway, if someone in your area joins, they send you a link to the new member's profile. So I get this email on Friday from a new member - AH, age 20, and with my daughter's photo. Yep, she put her a fake profile on there. I called her immediately and said, "So, AH, I didn't know you had a birthday." She about died. Could not BELIEVE that once again she had done something and I found out. When is she going to learn? Claimed she didn't put a fake name and that she was "just looking." I again warned her about this kind of dangerous behavior and told her that if I find out about any more reckless behaviors, then she'll have to come back home. Even though she is "lliving on her own", she is still a minor and I am responsible for her safety. If she cannot keep herself safe, then I'll have to. She said, "If I come home, we'll just argue all the time and it will be terrible!" Yep, it will probably be like that - but I'm sitll the mom, little girl, so don't f*%$ with me. I reminded her about all the dangers of Internet networking. "I know MOM, I WON'T give out any info, I UNDERSTAND, I'm JUST LOOKING...Anyway, I checked the next day and she did not remove the profile. SO I created a dummy profile of a 28 year old man and sent her a message. She immediately responded and GAVE HIM HER PHONE NUMBER. I've sent a follow-up email to see if she'll give out her address. I then plan to print it all out and confront her. I don't know what else to do when she insists on lying about her behavior. Any thoughts from you guys?
Other than that, the weekend was really nice. I finally got my house REALLY clean again. Tiff came home on Saturday night and stayed through Sunday evening. I didn't discuss the web issue anymore and we had a very nice time together. She had a new "boyfriend" aged 16 that she met at the ranch come over. She didn't like him, though, and hinted to me to say something so he'd have to leave. She said he was "moving too quick" and "already talking about marriage." Go figure - that's usually her role. But I told her I was proud of her for thinking that way. She seemed really glad to get home last night, but then called me this morning and said she might want to come home. I struggle with how to deal with that. I don't want to make her think she's not wanted at home, but I just don't want her to make a decision she'll regret. This job is so what she has wanted and most days she LOVES IT. I told her it makes sense that she would be homesick after spending most of the weekend at home and just to think long and hard before she makes any decisions - BUT THAT I LOVE HER AND SHE CAN ALWAYS COME HOME if that is what she really wants.
Joshua is doing well. He worked full-time at Rite-Aid and seems to be enjoying the job overall. It's been hard on him physically because of his weight, but I'm proud of him for not wimping out. I am trying to encourage him to eat and drink more healthy. He would probably lose weight pretty fast if he'd just change his eating habits some, since he's getting more movement just by working. We are going to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert on Saturday and he's real excited. He and I share a love for all things musical and dramatic.
Jared is .... well, he's 21 and he's NOT doing a good job of managing his money. He called again this weekend wanting money. I keep telling him no because I don't have it, but his Dad feels sorry for him and keeps wanting to bail him out. That is not going to be an option any more, because Daryll doesn't work and his wife's commissions were cut by $20,000 a year last week. So I told Jared not to call his father any more asking for money AND that he'd HAVE to start disciplining his spending. Period. The times they are a-changing....
Kind of tired today - couldn't sleep last night. Too much coffee yesterday, methinks. Joshua is off today and will have supper ready when I get home. I'm so glad I taught those kids to cook!!
Other than that, the weekend was really nice. I finally got my house REALLY clean again. Tiff came home on Saturday night and stayed through Sunday evening. I didn't discuss the web issue anymore and we had a very nice time together. She had a new "boyfriend" aged 16 that she met at the ranch come over. She didn't like him, though, and hinted to me to say something so he'd have to leave. She said he was "moving too quick" and "already talking about marriage." Go figure - that's usually her role. But I told her I was proud of her for thinking that way. She seemed really glad to get home last night, but then called me this morning and said she might want to come home. I struggle with how to deal with that. I don't want to make her think she's not wanted at home, but I just don't want her to make a decision she'll regret. This job is so what she has wanted and most days she LOVES IT. I told her it makes sense that she would be homesick after spending most of the weekend at home and just to think long and hard before she makes any decisions - BUT THAT I LOVE HER AND SHE CAN ALWAYS COME HOME if that is what she really wants.
Joshua is doing well. He worked full-time at Rite-Aid and seems to be enjoying the job overall. It's been hard on him physically because of his weight, but I'm proud of him for not wimping out. I am trying to encourage him to eat and drink more healthy. He would probably lose weight pretty fast if he'd just change his eating habits some, since he's getting more movement just by working. We are going to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert on Saturday and he's real excited. He and I share a love for all things musical and dramatic.
Jared is .... well, he's 21 and he's NOT doing a good job of managing his money. He called again this weekend wanting money. I keep telling him no because I don't have it, but his Dad feels sorry for him and keeps wanting to bail him out. That is not going to be an option any more, because Daryll doesn't work and his wife's commissions were cut by $20,000 a year last week. So I told Jared not to call his father any more asking for money AND that he'd HAVE to start disciplining his spending. Period. The times they are a-changing....
Kind of tired today - couldn't sleep last night. Too much coffee yesterday, methinks. Joshua is off today and will have supper ready when I get home. I'm so glad I taught those kids to cook!!