Being a parent to a cocky, disrespectful teenager is far from easy, and different parents have different approaches to getting 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.”
A woman lost 90 kg after a rescue helicopter could not pick her up due to her weight
One day, Danielle Hutchinson, who weighed 325 pounds, realized that her weight was keeping her and her critically ill four-year-old daughter from boarding the rescue chopper.This Norwich, Connecticut, resident, 32, has struggled with weight all of her life.She was forbidden from roller coasters and needed an extra belt whenever she flew.However, her weight started to pose a serious threat to her health in December 2022.
Neve, her daughter, had a serious asthma attack and needed to be airlifted to a specialized hospital immediately.Danielle’s weight unfortunately proved to be a safety hazard, and she was forced to travel apart from her daughter by medical specialists.
For Danielle, it was this encounter that marked a sea change.In a few of weeks, she began taking injections for weight loss and drastically altered her diet.She stuck to her diet and exercise routine for the next year and lost an amazing 200 pounds.Danielle weighs only 110 pounds now and is in awe of her good fortune.She claims, “I’ve fought obesity for nearly my whole adult life and have always prioritized my kids.”
However, missing out on riding the chopper with my daughter served as a wake-up call. I came to the realization that I had to take care of myself if I wanted to be there for my kids. Danielle is up against a new obstacle despite her success: having almost five kilograms of extra skin removed from her tummy.
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