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Posts Tagged ‘middle school blues’

Crying at the Curb

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Eric's Middle School

Eric's Middle School

My mom had always said that, “Kids will tell you what they need”. That was her way of saying she respected a young person’s ability to know what was best for them. But when our pre-teen son started telling us with his behavior that his middle school was not what he needed, we were not listening, and that failure led to what I recall as the darkest period of my parenting experience. (more…)

Posted by Cooper Zale, in Respect 3 Comments »