My new teenager is sweet, smart, lovable - now

Having a freshly minted teenager does feel pretty lucky, surprisingly. My oldest is the whole package: intelligent, hardworking, exceptionally kind, artistic, beautiful, athletic and really, really good at math. All parents say this, but in my case it's the swear-to-God truth. These amazing traits all come from me, of course. Well, except for the math ability. Must be a rogue gene.

At one time - 13 years ago, to be exact - the thought of having a teenager in the house would have sent me straight to the computer to Google boarding schools. Teenagers! They're sullen! They're mean! They don't speak! (Is it bad that I was actually kinda rooting for that last one?)

Not so. But before all you parents of hormonal, perpetually grumpy teens start to hate me, allow me to offer some back story. Truth be told, I did, um,Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity. look into boarding schools when No. 1 was much, much younger. They don't actually take preschoolers, though.

The exceedingly polite, lovable daughter I have today started off as quite the pistol. Ah, the burden of being first.

Napping was not in her vocabulary. She learned to talk early - and sassily. Part of family legend: As a toddler, she yelled at her father, "Don't tell me how to live my life!" She was 2 1/2. His sin: gently suggesting that she might want to reconsider wearing a turtleneck sweater in the middle of summer since it was 120 degrees outside.

Terrible twos indeed. Then came the treacherous threes. I won't tell you what "f" adjective came in front of 4. Hint: It wasn't fabulous.

As mother and daughter, we were oil and water. Eye-rolling and back-talking were so rampant - at 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 - that I started clamping down with penalties, charging quarters for bad behaviors. She breezily told me she didn't care about money. In a brilliant parenting move, I switched to a punishment I knew she'd hate: 10 minutes of backrub for every indiscretion. It worked, and I got the kinks worked out of my neck.

Years ago,Don't make another silicone mold without these invaluable Mold Making supplies and accessories! this mother,We have become one of the worlds most recognised Ventilation system brands. who had two much older children along with a kindergartner, told me that she loved each and every stage, that teenagedom wasn't bad at all. To answer your obvious question,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. no, she did not have alcohol on her breath.

Back then, I thought she was crazy. Now, I see what she means.

I love having these earnest conversations and helping No. 1 navigate life. I marvel at how she's starting to share my interests, like shopping, and that she never holds a grudge, even against someone who may have forgotten to pick her up at school on a few occasions.Have a look at all our custom bobbleheads models starting at 59.90US$ with free proofing. My oldest has blossomed into this incredibly sweet, caring person who worries too much and who's quick to hand-make a heartfelt card for a friend who's sad - or a grumpy, feeling-put-upon mom.

I have this card on my dresser that she made a year ago, proclaiming me amazing. It goes on to spell out why, at great length. The card wasn't even for Mother's Day. It was just because.

Now, I'm not delusional. I know there will be conflicts ahead. But so far, 13's good. Of course, it's only been one day.

Too many commuters are frustrated with the new Jerusalem smart card system for payment on the city’s buses and light rail. The process of placing the cards in the digital reader is time consuming, resulting in lines that exceed anything seen in the old days when one had a ticket punched or simply showed the driver a monthly pass as one walked by. Particularly time consuming is when one wishes to fill one’s card.

Seeking to resolve the situation and improve service, Jerusalem official Kobi Mamalia has given the order to the company contracted to carry out the Geula neighborhood improvement program to run electric lines under the new sidewalks to protrude adjacent to bus stops. The hope is that in the future, after the bus stops are set in place, alongside will be digital smart card readers that will permit filling a smart card outside of the bus, similar to the machines at stops along the Jerusalem light rail route.

Mamalia hopes to have these units placed at bus stops in other areas of the city as well. Behind the plan stands Councilman Shlomo Rubinstein, who explains that in the next phase of the program, he hopes passengers will be able to pay for a ride prior to boarding a bus, which would be a major time save for passengers. This however is also contingent on the approval of the Ministry of Transportation.