Things Are Back To Normal

I am so happy now that things are back to normal....just the day after her telling me a lie, we were back like nothing had happened, only they did, and she knew I was disappointed in her. She promised not to do it again and I am doing my best to give her a chance to prove it. I have had to use the family tracker maybe twice since but she was exactly where she was supposed to be. I honestly believe that her going to see that "old friend" was not all her idea, and most likely alot of HIS idea, but I think that she didn't find the same person that she once knew way back 8 years ago. I am happy to say that her life seems to be moving on, and happily so. She seems to have more confidence in what's she's doing and is happy. We are getting along as we were before the lie, which is good, but she also knows that I will back up what I say.  I know that we all make the  the wrong decisions sometimes but  I pray  that she will move forward making better ones. I love my daughter and I know that in the summer, she will be moving away to go to college, but  while she's still under 18, I still need to  show her what's right and what's wrong. Teens can really go through some trying times with those hormones of theirs, and even as women, we still deal with the hormonal issues. Raising teens can be difficult, but in the end, it can be done. It takes patience....lots of it.

My Daughter Lied To Me.....

What on earth was my daughter thinking? She wanted to see an OLD friend that she had not seen in 8 years. Nobody ever stays the same. I was worried, tried my best to discourage it but she came home from school yesterday, went to the barn, came home to eat and said that she was going back to the barn, only that didn't happen. I have always trusted her, she has never ever given me reason not to. She didn't come home at 8 last night and wouldn't answer her phone. I called the barn, no daughter. Where was she? I had had a bad, sunken feeling when she left but never thought she would actually lie to my face, but she did. Thank GOD that our cell phone has a tracking family on it, so I used it, and sure enough, she was NOT at the barn, but at that old friend's house, who by the way, was a guy.  She had just barely found him again online through social networking. I panicked as I went over that way, but much to my suprize, she came STRAIGHT home once the cell company notified her of tracking. She was upset, and so was I . I couldn't believe that she would ever lie to me, and I am deeply hurt. I don't feel that I can take away her phone because then I wouldn't be able to know where she goes. How do you punish a daughter that has ALWAYS been good, never any trouble? I think that she is trying to insert her independance all of a sudden and I am saddened that it had to be this way.
She promises never to do it again, I guess I will have to keep an eye out for that. I love her and don't want anything to happen to her, WHY can't she see that?

Homecoming Came And Went

My daughter was sooooo  involved in the homecoming game and activities this year and I was suprized. Not only did she decorate a shirt up to wear, she made her own homecoming mum. Now, I checked prices and found that these mums can cost a fortune....our local grocery store had some for $70. and I was shocked. She made hers for only $20, buying materials from Michael's.  Game day came, she wore her mum during school and then afterwards, went to some friends house to paint up the faces and arms in the school colors....wow! and she even painted her face as well. I was shocked. This doesn't seem like my darling teen. She has gotten more out-going these days. She's loving her new job working for a Veterinarian, and things are good. Pretty soon though, she will have to take her S.A.T. test for college.  Hopefully, that goes well.