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View ArticleRaising A Rock Star – The Creative Teen
By Lisa Petty My son is the type of person who would NEVER call himself a rock star. He is and will be a musician. To say that I am proud of my son would be like saying I love staying home with my...
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By Lisa Petty During National Teen Driver Safety Week, Another Reminder to Not Text and Drive. Yes. I know. Everyone does it, right? I see people doing all kinds of crazy things while they are...
View ArticleThe Girlfriend Scale – Do You Judge Your Teens Dates?
By Lisa Petty On a scale from Brittney to Jennifer, my son’s current girlfriend is way closer to Jennifer than Brittney, and that is a good thing. Let me explain. My son did himself an incredible...
View ArticleI am a Metal Mom – Not a Soccer Mom
By Lisa Petty When we first moved here to Wisteria Lane, I knew we didn’t fit in. (Let me clarify, we don’t actually live on Wisteria Lane.) We live in a cookie cutter subdivision where everyone has...
View ArticleRock Star Finances for Teens
By Lisa Petty I grew up in a poor, single parent household. I have tasted the government cheese (it’s actually not bad), and I have taken cool baths by candlelight because the electricity had been...
View ArticleFive Frugal Dates for Teens
By Lisa Petty Is Your Teen Big on Love but Short on Cash? Like many teens, my son doesn’t have wads of cash lying around to spend on his lady. They have been dating for over a year now, which is like...
View ArticleWide-Eyed Elementary School Parents
By Lisa Petty Disclaimer: I love my son more than I love Reese’s peanut butter cups, vanilla ice cream, elastic-waist pants, and cats. I do not think he will kill Harry Potter, or any other living or...
View ArticleRaising A Rock Star – The Creative Teen
By Lisa Petty My son is the type of person who would NEVER call himself a rock star. He is and will be a musician. To say that I am proud of my son would be like saying I love staying home with my...
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By Lisa Petty When my son was little, well-meaning but really dumb people would ask me when I was having another child. When I told them I wasn’t really thinking of having another, they said...
View ArticleDon’t F#$%ing Text and Drive!
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