Being a parent to a cocky, disrespectful teenager is far from easy, and different parents have different approaches to get their children to behave.
One mom, Heidi Johnson, wrote a handwritten letter to her son, Aaron, and shared it on Facebook. She didn’t intend for the post to go viral. She didn’t even intend to make the post public. It was supposed to just be for friends to see, but she does not regret her post or the fact that it’s public.
In the letter to her 13-year-old son, Johnson reprimanded her son treating her like a “roommate.” She went on to give him an itemized bill for rent, food, etc that totaled over $700. If he was going to treat her like a roommate instead of his mom, she would do the same.
Johnson signed the note, “Love Mom,” and she truly does love her son. She followed up the post with another post explaining some backstory to the situation. She also reassured parents who were criticizing her that “I am not going to put my 13 year old on the street if he can’t pay his half of the rent. I am not wanting him to pay anything. I want him to take pride in his home, his space, and appreciate the gifts and blessings we have.”
She added that she never intended for Aaron to pay the bill. Instead, she wanted him to “gain an appreciation of what things cost.” The reason Johnson wrote the note was to make sure her son understood “what life would look like if I was not his ‘parent,’ but rather a ‘roommate.’ It was a lesson about gratitude and respect from the very beginning.”
Johnson also explained that before she wrote the note, her son had lied about doing his homework, and when she told him she was going to restrict his internet access, he responded, “Well, I am making money now.” She explained that the money he was referring to was a little bit of income he was making from his YouTube channel, but not nearly enough to pay for food and rent.
The public note has not hurt Johnson’s relationship with her son. She explained, “He and I still talk as openly as ever. He has apologized multiple times.”
Johnson has also had parents turning to her for advice since she posted the note to her son. She explains, “My post seems to have opened a door, and people feel safe coming to me and asking for advice, venting, or even just have someone bear witness to their experience by listening and opening up and sharing a piece of myself in return.”
Dogs destined to be put down are put into trailer – when doors open, new owners can’t believe their eyes
There are a lot of unwanted dogs in our world; they were either abandoned by their owners or have been stray canines since infancy. Unfortunately, not every one of these puppies is able to find a home, even though many end up in shelters. The pets are frequently put to sleep since there isn’t always enough time or money. My heart is broken.
Texas resident Tracy Whyatt, who adores dogs, feels the same way. She basically decided to take action since she was sick of seeing or hearing about so many abandoned dogs. She and her spouse, Scott, began traveling throughout Texas to various shelters for the dead. They began to find homes for destitute dogs around the nation in an effort to save them from certain death.
This became their full-time work after that, and they founded Tracy’s pets with the goal of saving as many unwanted pets as they could. Up till now, Tracy and Scott have assisted 3,700 dogs in finding homes and owners. dogs that nowadays would never have survived.
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