Home for the holidays.....are things different?

classicalmama
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:52:32 +0000

I’d say we’re all settling into a good rhythm–enjoying the time together, and a smooth return to school. It’s easier to make the transition now that we’ve all got the hang of the coming and going and about how long both vacation and school feel viscerally.

Thinking back to a year ago, the change is much more startling. The teenage/parent friction that was really starting to build has all but disappeared, partly because we all realize that our time together is limited, partly because we as parents are mercifully removed from the day-to-day hassling about doing schoolwork, using time productively etc. It’s a lot easier to keep quiet when my kid spends too much time on the computer when I know I’m part of his downtime, rather than his work world.