tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post3242658374960790479..comments2023-10-30T14:26:47.315+05:30Comments on Hip Hop Grandmom: Teen TroublesHip Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-74536999076436579902007-07-28T09:01:00.000+05:302007-07-28T09:01:00.000+05:30balaji:With a teenager's future at stake no parent...balaji:With a teenager's future at stake no parent would annoy tha\e principal however illogical his attituds.I had an experience of siding my ward and when the teacher reasoned i had no answer.<BR/><BR/>lalitha:I bet you do.you now have first hand experience.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-78372251649427508242007-07-27T21:24:00.000+05:302007-07-27T21:24:00.000+05:30wonderful post. I have a teenage son and I can see...wonderful post. I have a teenage son and I can see this happening to me.Made me laugh.thanks.starryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250437477875291892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-35889068052313177582007-07-27T20:34:00.000+05:302007-07-27T20:34:00.000+05:30I really don't know how I would have reacted to th...I really don't know how I would have reacted to this. Quite an odd situation I should admit.<BR/><BR/>may be I would have a row with the principal...but thinking of it..my age would have mellowed me and think what should I do, what should I do?<BR/><BR/>You handled it real KoolBalajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835374955490731007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-6007063724129690142007-07-27T19:04:00.000+05:302007-07-27T19:04:00.000+05:30pillpopper:Welcome here and if this blog gives an ...pillpopper:Welcome here and if this blog gives an insight into the future,you should perhaps make a list of what you should not do.No parent can escape Teen troubles and one may as well prepare one's self to deal with it.<BR/><BR/>nz:No need to feel scared.i am sure we all can deal with such situations.you are welcome to link me.I'd be happy to link you too.<BR/><BR/>whatsinaname:every stage in parenting has its special moments.Enjoy your day.It is a life long process asyou'll soon discover.Or have you already??<BR/><BR/>krishna:I got to your blog from Itching to write's blog.I found it interesting.thanks for dropping by.all your comments sustain my blog and infuse life into it.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-33942980538707919752007-07-27T15:25:00.000+05:302007-07-27T15:25:00.000+05:30Hi HHG!!! Thanks for dropping by...I am just back ...Hi HHG!!! Thanks for dropping by...I am just back after a deep slumber and it gives me a good feeling to be back reading posts..do keep up the great writing!!<BR/>KPKrishnapriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969935532252073088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-74453379217061638752007-07-27T11:58:00.000+05:302007-07-27T11:58:00.000+05:30Great!Now I know where to come for advice. You are...Great!<BR/>Now I know where to come for advice. You are so very patient. I need to start building it up.. my daughter is just a few years away from college!WhatsInANamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498298103761502178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-62253133392665265662007-07-27T03:58:00.000+05:302007-07-27T03:58:00.000+05:30You have scared me now, a few more years to go b4 ...You have scared me now, a few more years to go b4 my son enters his teens and I have no clue how to react to teen behaviour ! Wonder what I would do if it was my son....why dont you please start a blog on parenting too HGma - we can learn so much from you.<BR/><BR/>Life got a bit busy recently and I couldnt visit your blog as much as I like, but have blogrolled you now so that I dont miss your posts - hope thats ok ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-66044619523577435272007-07-26T18:35:00.000+05:302007-07-26T18:35:00.000+05:30Maa thuje salaam! I can vividly imagine what I wou...Maa thuje salaam! I can vividly imagine what I would have done...Had a heart attack , done a Mother India act and screamed at my offspring ,called the Princy and had a violent quarrel,and said a lot of things I shouldn't, being a foot in the mouth Sagittarian... Nice blog very well-written.Pillpopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634918030324877162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-72237436890532467592007-07-26T17:06:00.000+05:302007-07-26T17:06:00.000+05:30dotm:That was a nice account and I cud relate to i...dotm:That was a nice account and I cud relate to it 100%and my experience tells me that the teenage group needs to be given direction be it from parents or teachers.The very thought that someone cares sustains them.Once out of college they become matured and responsible.<BR/><BR/>something to say:That was a nice revelation.There are times when I felt inadequqte as a parent.Your words mean so much to me.Thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>shark;you won't mess up any situation.Parents are bound to fight tooth and nail for their children and you won't be an exception.You are welcome to come to me for suggestions.A group already claims to be taking valuable lessons from my experience.<BR/><BR/>ITW:I don't expect you to.A sixth sense works overtime when one's child's future is at stake.Moreover I had enough experience of working in a college to understand that this was not an offence that merited expulsion.The Principal deals with around 3000 Rahuls each day.He has to be strict or else these boys will jump on to his shoulders and pull out every hair on his head.<BR/><BR/>vishesh:You sound so matured for your age and you shud not have such doubts.Life is full of challenges and prepare yourself to face them.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-29086633829624350182007-07-26T16:33:00.000+05:302007-07-26T16:33:00.000+05:30ha gmom yes it should be...way way different from ...ha gmom yes it should be...way way different from school....but i doubt if i am ever going to do anything good in life!!Visheshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452040774198026145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-37219963604343702022007-07-26T16:04:00.000+05:302007-07-26T16:04:00.000+05:30i am sure i wud hav panicked!i am sure i wud hav panicked!Itchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-19345251988741009982007-07-26T15:30:00.000+05:302007-07-26T15:30:00.000+05:30You handled the situation brilliantly well! If I w...You handled the situation brilliantly well! If I were in your place, I would have panicked and messed up even more I guess ;-)<BR/><BR/>when I do have kids and they grow up like this, I will come to you for tuitions ;-)Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988390811396242179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-50895993492992521532007-07-26T02:52:00.000+05:302007-07-26T02:52:00.000+05:30AS a teenager, everytime I got into a confrontatio...AS a teenager, everytime I got into a confrontation or clash of interests with my mom, she'd say "you wont understand it now, but when you have a child of your own, you will". Today I do have a child of my own - and yes I do understand what it means to be a parent. And I'm sure - as does your son!Something to Sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568614313809544638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-42141462539147921702007-07-26T01:07:00.000+05:302007-07-26T01:07:00.000+05:30You are a good caring Mom. I liked the way you tal...You are a good caring Mom. I liked the way you talked to the principal. I remember once having a princ tell me he was kicking my son out of school just 3 weeks before final tests. I told him I thought he should re-consider. he said "NO". I said you always were willing to listen to what I had to say before. He said, ok, I`ll listen, but it won`t change my mind. Then I told him. he had two choices as far as I could see- He could either let my son back for the final tests- we both knew he would pass them and graduate. or I told him he could put him out and be prepared to have him back in school next year as I would never sign for him to quit. So, would you rather let him take the tests and be rid of him, or bring him back for another full year. I said the choice is yours. The Principal said he saw my point and said my son was welcome to come back for the final tests. He graduated and now 52, married with two adopted kids and a good provider, good husband and good father.<BR/> They do grow up and all our teenage worries become a thing of the past.Dotmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223020957303815620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-25578396842920618202007-07-25T19:01:00.000+05:302007-07-25T19:01:00.000+05:30random vignettes:I was also lucky that the Princip...random vignettes:I was also lucky that the Principal relented without my having to go all the way to bangalore.So what if I spent 400/- rupees on the phone call.<BR/><BR/>deepthi:not surprising.we've all had our share of teen troubles and even I was no exception.<BR/><BR/>usha:you're right.I could pen three books on teen trouble and one more on how to manage a fuming husband.will you edit it?<BR/><BR/>bithawk:Thanks a lot.you don't know what your words mean to me.<BR/><BR/>ardra:This is a period of learning for the child as well as the parent.The child learns to spread his wings and the parent to let go little by little.Don't worry you'll be fine.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-21432279290131248172007-07-25T13:19:00.000+05:302007-07-25T13:19:00.000+05:30HHGmom!I'm getting nervous- will be sending my eld...HHGmom!<BR/>I'm getting nervous- will be sending my elder son to hostel next year, right now he is looking forward to getting away from my cruel clutches...<BR/>I think I should get your phone number so that I may be able to call you for advice if necessary...:-)Ardrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005169454353807178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-41362223094856146342007-07-25T10:00:00.000+05:302007-07-25T10:00:00.000+05:30Nice post! I saw your blog link in Usha's blog and...Nice post! I saw your blog link in Usha's blog and your blog name was interesting enough to make me curious. Now that I am here, I can say that its not just the blog name, but even the posts are very very interesting.<BR/><BR/>You write very well, you have been bookmarked! :)Bit Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212513393219146763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-29781514121547046582007-07-25T08:48:00.000+05:302007-07-25T08:48:00.000+05:30I bet when you look at the grown-up responsible ma...I bet when you look at the grown-up responsible man your son has become. it seems that all this happened in your imagination or in some other life!<BR/>Oh what a "joy" it is to be the mother of a teen ager son - especially if you have a husband who needs the slightest excuse to flare up!!Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-19234822202017658062007-07-25T07:58:00.000+05:302007-07-25T07:58:00.000+05:30hmm i was in rahuls shoes once and gran thax for n...hmm i was in rahuls shoes once and gran thax for not being irrational..deepthi vinodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483344048246035947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-25463785525790984902007-07-25T01:33:00.000+05:302007-07-25T01:33:00.000+05:30hehe..but brilliantly handled! Lucky son indeed :)...hehe..but brilliantly handled! Lucky son indeed :)Random Vignetteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708028790447486965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-91587828931221955442007-07-24T22:33:00.000+05:302007-07-24T22:33:00.000+05:30phoenix:Yeah,this kind of thing is part of every t...phoenix:Yeah,this kind of thing is part of every teenager's life and automatically part of parenting.<BR/><BR/>Just like that:When sonny boy turns 18 you too will become a supermom.Rahul and his friends later rented a house,hired a servant and cook and lived on their own adding to our monthly budget.<BR/><BR/>serenipity:I don't think your mom would have done that.She would have given you a piece of her mind the way i did.I've only written a part of what actually transpired between my son and me.But mothers have a way of scolding their children and doing an about turn when the child sheds a few tears and/or sounds distressed.<BR/><BR/>IQA:Did I?Thanks.<BR/><BR/>vishesh:I don't think Rahul and his friends were bad or good company for each other.They had a great time.Getting in and out of trouble is also part of college life as you'll soon learn.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-22086855664219558302007-07-24T18:43:00.000+05:302007-07-24T18:43:00.000+05:30ha i have to watch out when i enter coll in two yr...ha i have to watch out when i enter coll in two yrs time...btw i never get this good and bad company....when i am around,i like my frnds to behave the way i want(meaning no smoking and if u stick of it, am sry dont talk to me) ...Visheshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452040774198026145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-36696432691282015792007-07-24T17:46:00.000+05:302007-07-24T17:46:00.000+05:30You handled the situation so well!You handled the situation so well!The Inquisitive Akkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586477553067776554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-61886763719548670802007-07-24T14:06:00.000+05:302007-07-24T14:06:00.000+05:30HHG :) ,Your son is lucky to have you .My Mom woul...HHG :) ,<BR/>Your son is lucky to have you .My Mom would have heartily agreed with the Principal's decision and would also have added a few anecdotes of my "abominable" behavior.Serendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347346682649861487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-68525952731147349952007-07-24T11:10:00.000+05:302007-07-24T11:10:00.000+05:30hahaha. You are indeed supermom, the way you handl...hahaha. <BR/>You are indeed supermom, the way you handled it.Wonder if I would be able to do the same in your shoes. <BR/><BR/>And looks like Rahul sure learnt some and 'fun'ned some at this place if he wants to send his kids there.Just Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.com