tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118887416857709607.post968924212808206283..comments2022-11-02T03:09:04.879-07:00Comments on Nikki Cooks Kale: Teenage Girlsnikkicookskalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11945056125377703592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118887416857709607.post-10482069657070782452013-04-04T08:14:00.490-07:002013-04-04T08:14:00.490-07:00I have heard that boys are particularly difficult ...I have heard that boys are particularly difficult as younger children...too much energy and desire to destroy, clang, bang, and hit everything!!! Maybe the universe made the right choice by giving me a girl after all, since all that noise and banging might drive me to abuse prescription painkillers or tranquilizers...nikkicookskalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945056125377703592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118887416857709607.post-66651427232165152422013-04-03T20:48:58.885-07:002013-04-03T20:48:58.885-07:00Every time I'm around my nephew I think "...Every time I'm around my nephew I think "I hope to god I have daughters." He is just off the walls all.the.time. I definitely went through "that phase" as an adolescent but my mom always said she'd rather be lenient with my sister and I rather than be strict and risk "losing us," whatever that meant. If it makes you feel better, I got over it and my mom is one of my best friends now. Also, my dad has a son and two daughters and was ELATED when he found out he was having my sister and I.Laurenhttp://www.lifeaslaurenblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118887416857709607.post-26506689298748588942013-04-03T10:48:00.614-07:002013-04-03T10:48:00.614-07:00Hmm...reasoning with your kids--that's a smart...Hmm...reasoning with your kids--that's a smart move. I think kids get frustrated a lot because parents tend to say "No" and then, of course, "Because I said so." <br />And I take your point about boys; I hadn't thought much about what my brothers were like at that age!nikkicookskalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945056125377703592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118887416857709607.post-8081889892141676892013-04-02T21:10:31.775-07:002013-04-02T21:10:31.775-07:00My mom did a few things really right: she let me m...My mom did a few things really right: she let me make my own decisions whenever possible. And she reasoned with me when I wasn't allowed to do something. I am not sure that works with everyone, but it did wonders for me. When I decided to have purple hair when I was 13 or so, she told me she didn't like it, but she let me do it. I remember even as a relatively young kid that I was making lots of my own decisions. Also, she never told me that I couldn't do something. She had a lot of confidence in my abilities. (Though that also meant taking care of a lot of things on my own that other kids' parents did for them.) When I wanted to go to rock concerts when I was still too young to go on my own, she went with me. And she actually had a good time. She just had a generally high tolerance for all sorts of shit, she wasn't easily freaked out. <br /><br />Also, I am not sure it's easier to raise a boy. When they go through puberty, it seems like they just want to sit mutely in their room, play video games, and jerk off. And it's your job to make them into eloquent, charming men who respect women and know how to do shit around the house. Doesn't sound like that much fun either.Julianoreply@blogger.com