Teens
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???? BRADLEY — Learning, Unlearning, and Growing Into Himself
Bradley and Charlie have been friends since before they started school. Which has been a good thing for Bradley as his parents didn’t take care of him the way they should have and they still don’t. Which has cause Bradley to go through things no, teen should ever have to do and now he is facing his own version of growing up right now too. And it’s not just about working or earning money. It’s everything happening around it. He’s been working more consistently and trying to figure out how to manage money in a real-world way. Not just getting paid and spending it, but stretching it, planning it, and…
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???? CHARLIE — Growing Up, Responsibility & Real Life Decisions
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed more and more how Charlie is changing. Not in one big moment where everything suddenly looks different. It’s been slower than that. It’s been life happening in real time. And right now, life for him looks like long work hours, real responsibility, and decisions that don’t come with easy answers anymore. He’s working a lot more than he used to. Long shifts. Late nights. Coming home exhausted in a way you can see before he even sits down. And then turning around and doing it again the next day. Even David has noticed how Charlie is becoming more mature and for this…
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???? Watching The Boys Grow Up in Real Time
For me there are moments in parenting when I realized things with both Charlie and Brdley had shifted, but you can’t pinpoint the exact day it happened. Which happened with Suzzane as well before she was called home. I just wish I could have seen the women she would have become although I’m enjoying watching Charlie become a man. I have a question for you how did you notice how your child started showing up in the world. What stopped you in your tracks and why? For me personally it was seeing how bad Charlie was hurting yet he didn’t give up and went on to work. That’s been happening…
