Last Friday Addie was injured during cheerleading. Not one, but two flyers fell on her, one accidentally landing straight on the small of her back, just inches from her spine. She was unable to lean forward or away from the injured side, all weekend long, without sharp shoots of pain going up her back. She got in the car and just cried, and this is the same girl who had a double break in her forearm (hand perpendicular to her arm), and went 9 hours until they set it without shedding a tear. She is feeling a little more flexibility today, but won’t be able to stunt for a few days, at least. - I don’t do this a lot, but I’m about to call out 😉. This decision to rest her back was met with the silent treatment from some of her teammates and body language that was, well, sub par to put it politely. Now mommas, this is where you come in, because no amount of Mentor Minutes, anti-bullying campaigns, random acts of kindness, or poignant hashtags will make a dent in this type of behavior. I know teenage shunning isn’t the worst thing ever, but it’s unbecoming and it bugs. So, Show up. Parent. Regulate that teenage eye roll. Lead with class, not sass, eps. when it comes to your language (about anything) and your character. Cause I’m about to go bonkers 😂😜. #mykidsarentperfecteither But as we put it my house… “Willmer kids, you better check yo self before you wreck yo self.” #imalloverit #betternotbemeaninmyhousewillmerkids Our Pastor shared this weekend, that when discouragement comes your way, to send it to voicemail because you never have a bad day you didn’t choose. Addie texted me in the middle of her day today and said, “Like water off a ducks back, mom. I’m sending a lot of things to voicemail today!” Girl, haters gonna hate and like your dad said, you gotta moveon.com (middle aged man talk 😂). She laughed and she won the day because we don’t have time for this sort of mess up in our house. I don’t sugar coat. Life is too good and shunning isn’t pretty 💁🏻♀️. #bekind #doesthathashtagevenwork ?
