Party went fine - three male friends came over to help police the 70-80 kids who were here. The kids were LOUD but overall really well behaved. S13 got his moment of glory, at one point in the party, he was standing up, rocking out playing Hendrix on his electric guitar, surrounded by a gaggle of admiring girls - every teenage boy's fatansy!
I was really sorry not to be able to be at hospital with H, but did send in a good friend of ours who had ovarian cancer last year to take care of him last night - I knew she was just the right person to hand my H his sippy cup and keep him distracted with surfing conversations (her boss, a guy who is also a good friend, came too.)
This morning H tells me he passed gas which is a major milestone to recovery. Hopefully he will come home tonight. I'll be leaving for the hospital in a few minutes.
Tonight - driving my mom and the two younger kids 80 miles away to see my younger brother's stand-up comedy act, which I had promised to tape for him. Hate leaving poor H alone but he insists. He is doing pretty well - but not well enough to ride in a car that far and laugh that hard!
it will be a treat for my kids because they have never seen my brother perform (since most comedy clubs are 18 or 21 and over). Tonight's gig is in a small theater so they can come.
Hi all - Been busy this week with H at home. He had a tough time recovering - his bowels didn't really start to work until Wednesday, and he was pretty uncomfortable. Poor guy had to fly to the East Coast this morning for a lecture - gone until Sunday. He's still in that stage where you feel okay, until you try to do something, then you're exhausted.
I would have tried to go with him but my S18 is having HIS birthday party Saturday night (a much calmer affair, about a dozen nerdy kids playing D and D and video games all night. One kid's parents want to talk to me first - I guess they are worried about smoking - I need to tell them that they have NOTHING to worry about with this group of kids - my S18's parties are as squeaky clean as a kindergardner's!!!! S18 is just a big overgrown kid himself, bless his heart.
Well, now that H is gone, I can maybe actually get some things done today - need to take my mom out to get her Xmas tree, and do some Xmas shopping myself, and shop for this party.
KML wrote {{I guess they are worried about smoking - I need to tell them that they have NOTHING to worry about with this group of kids - my S18's parties are as squeaky clean as a kindergardner's!!!! S18 is just a big overgrown kid himself, bless his heart.}}
Good to hear other parents are checking on where their kids go. More parents need to do this. Also good to hear S18 is squeaky clean.
After working with the 5% of boys that are the most delinquent I was beginning to think too many teens were out of control. When one mostly sees hammers and nails for 7 years, one almost forgets that there are other tools, bolts, nuts, and screws to assemble things. (sorry for the mechanical picture)
People working in youth corrections need to visit with the honor students more (the 5% of teens at the other end of the bell curve) to balance their view of kids these days.
OG Lou, thanks for your reply. I try to read most of your posts to others on the BB and see if I can adapt the situation or advice to my situation.
