I guess I should start writing about myself and my situation. It'd be easier to refer ppl back to this than to keep re-explaining things over and over again in every post.

Where to start, where to start...
I am a BM to 3 kids: BD16, BS12, BD2.

My BD16 is an angsty teen, much like I was. The difference is, I keep to myself(still to this day, mostly) while she comes off stuck up and is almost withdrawn. I had lots of friends when I was her age, I was just quiet. However, she is a good kid once you get past the angstiness(is that even a word? lol):she listens, does what she's supposed to, doesn't get into trouble, and isn't the type to be swept under by peer pressure(something I admirable deeply). When it comes down to it...she just doesn't care what other ppl think of her and isn't afraid tell ppl what she does and what she doesn't like. She isn't into "whats cool", but it gets embarassing at gift giving time when she throws what she got to the side with a "why would you get me this? I don't like it." And she's been that way since she's been old enough to talk. Compared to other kids her age, I got it easy, and if that's going to be her only issue, I'm gonna let it go.

My BS12 is the sweetest child in the world. I'm sure alot of parent's say that about their children, but he rly is. At 12, my son still hugs me and tells me he loves me, even in front of his friends. He runs with a good group of boys too, I must say. He seems to have good judgement. He does have academic trouble in school occassionally. He is a little slow; the way a counselor described it to me is that he has a few autisic charateristics but can't be categorized as autistic. At the begining of every school year, I talk to his teacher which they are always grateful for the information. It helps that we've only had to move once so the the school counselor, speech therapist, principal and the like always communicate with the new teacher about Jonah as well. Teaching him can be frustrating so its necessary. If not frustrating, he can come across as lazy as he used to avoid work he was intimidated by, which he has greatly improved upon. He's a very giving child...he seems to always put others first instead of himself. I see this with his sisters, with his friends, and even with strangers. He even says to me sometimes "Go ahead, Mom. You can have it." He did this last night with the last cookie. He reached for it, grabbed it, held it for a second, then turned to me and said, "Here Mom, you should have it." He makes me proud. By the way, I ate half, and gave it back to him.

My BD2 is a little pistol. Just thinking of her (I'm at work, bored to tears right now)energy simultaneously stresses me and makes me smile. She's like the energizer bunny that goes full speed until she crashes. She's the cutest little thing I ever did see, but can be a real hand full. Everyone said I was pushing it having a 3rd and I knew they were right even before they said so; she's the true definition of a Sagittarius if you are into that sort of thing. But dang is she smart...can parrot any word/sentence, understands much more at this age than my other two did(I hate to compare them but it is true). I bet if I was a stay at home mom I could get her up to SD5's level in a year; she catches on that fast. BD2 is a little hot head though and stubborn to boot. Something I need to work on with her. She isn't so good at sharing, which I know most 2 yo's aren't, but it's not helping with some issues that I'll get to in a later section(don't even want to start ranting about that yet). She's my care free romper stomper.