Fine Line

 

In parenting there is always this fine line between being a mom and being a friend. I want to be the parent that my daughter likes to hang out with it. But I also want to make sure I provide the structure and authority that is a part of being a parent.

 

Right now Mouse (on the left) is still excited to hang out with us. She has no problem of inviting friends to come with where ever we go. But I know that keeping that up means making sure her friends like us as much as she does.

 

But how do you do that with out being "that" mom, you know the one. The one that thinks they are still a teen. The one kids role their eyes at. I don't want to be that one. Not that I am afraid to embarrass her every now and then. That is just a parents right.

 

Then there is the line to walk between "of this world" and "for this world". Those Christian clichés ring true for me when parenting. How do we help her grow in her faith and yet still be relevant to the world? My hardest has been how do I keep her reaching out those how need to know Christ with falling into the risks that go with that.

 

Parenting is a fine line and a line I am learning gets thinner as she gets older.

 

How do you walk this line?

~ Cassi 

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Parenting in the 21st Century

We finally caved and got Mouse a cell phone. It took us a year longer than Mouse would have liked. It was a struggle to decide what to get her. A smart phone would have been easy but we still weren't sure we were ready for that.
A smart phone met full access to the internet and as great as Instagram and Pinterest are; I wasn't sure I wanted her seeing everything on them. We also weren't really excited about the additional cost.
We finally settled on a text and talk only phone, much to the disappointment of her FaceTime friends. But it felt right for now.
And thanks to the Best Buy guy we save a good deal of money. We went with the pay as you go plan from VirginMobile. His selling point was if she lost or broke this phone it was a lot easier to pick up a new one then if you were in a contract.
So we are starting the 21st century parent thing... slowly.
~ Cassi






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