Drama, drama, drama......story of my life these days with two teenagers in the house.

My 16 year old got grounded, so I took her phone away from her, well, she thinks she is smarter than me so she sneaks around and buys herself a "trackphone" or "pay as you go phone" so I wouldn't know about it.

I'm not stupid, everytime in the past I have taken her phone, she beggs me for it back, does extra chores etc. This time, she didn't say a word, I could tell it didn't even bother her so I figured she snuck around and got her a phone. Last night I found it hidden under her pillow. SCORE 1 for me! Well, being the concerned mother, I find a lot of text to this one boy that we have forbid her to see, and let me tell you, IT WAS NOT PRETTY AT OUR HOUSE LAST NIGHT! I don't think my daughter will be leaving the house until she is about 20 years old now. I've pretty much grounded her for the rest of her teenage years.

Needless to say, with all this drama, I didn't make it to the gym tonight which even made me more mad! Tonight we are having a meeting with our daughter and our Elders from church to finish up our little discussion, so I doubt I will make it tonight, but I might.....depends on how long it last and how emotionally drained I am afterwards.

Kids are wonderful, but teenagers........can we shoot them? lol.

Wt - 164.8

Menu:

Bfast

Weight Watchers Mexican Meatloaf - (I know, but I was hungry and this sounded good)

Lunch

Weight Watchers Mexican Meatloaf - (I can't help it, I love it....and I made it last night so I have leftovers......yum yum)

Snack

yogurt

granola

Dinner

Weight Watchers Mexican Meatloaf

green beans

Below is the recipe for my Weight Watchers Mexican Meatloaf:

Weight Watchers Mexican Meatloaf – 4 pts per serving

• 1/2 lb raw extra lean ground beef
  
• 1/2 lb raw lean ground turkey breast
  
• 2 large egg whites
  
• 2 ounces cornbread stuffing mix (about 1 cup) You could also substitute with oatmeal too – I usually do half stuffing and half oatmeal
  
• 1 medium onion
  
• ½ diced bell pepper
  
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  
• 4 ounces canned green chili peppers, diced
  
• 8 ounces red enchilada sauce
  

Directions

Preheat oven to 375

Spray broiler pan with fat free cooking spray.

In large bowl, mix all ingredients except 4 oz of the enchilada sauce.

Form into a loaf shape with your hands

Place on broiler pan.

Cook 1 hour

Top with the rest of the enchilada sauce.

Cook 5 minutes longer

Slice and serve.

Serving Size 1 (171g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

Calories 185

Calories from Fat 56

Amount Per Serving

%DV

Total Fat 6.3g

Saturated Fat 1.9g

Monounsaturated Fat 2.4g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.4g

Trans Fat 0.2g

Cholesterol 53mg

17%

Sodium 301mg

12%

Potassium 458mg

13%

Total Carbohydrate 13.7g

4%

Dietary Fiber 2.4g

9%

Sugars 2.5g

I will for sure get my protein in for today!

Sounds like my DS1- too smart for her own good! ...and why does their grounding mean that we're grounded too? Just remember...she'll be away from home soon enough (but I've learned you're ALWAYS a parent, sorry).

We can't shoot them, but we can make them miserable...we know just how...we were teenagers once!

Hope things come together tonight. Chin up, you're a good mom! -BG

Thanks BG - you know, reading all her text she was telling her BF how much she "hated" me, and how I was horrible and blah blah blah....my husband asked how I felt about all the cruel things she said about me, I told him "I don't need a 16 year old best friend" - My thought is, I will not be her friend right now, I'm her mother first, friendship will come later in life. I plan on making her life very miserable right now, she will not be able to go outside without supervision from either her dad or myself. I just found out all the lies she's been telling us, so she has lost all of our trust....I told her we will start from ground zero - she has to earn any trust back now.

If she hates you then you are doing a good job. Her job right now is to test everything. And as miserable as that is for you, you sound like you are doing very well with it all. And you are right - you have many years in the future in which to be friends. But if you become friends now, she really will hate you in the future.

My daughter and I pretty much couldn't be in the same room from about 14-19. She's 26 now and she's a wonderful young woman that I love to be with. Hang in there!

Hi I was looking at your recipe and I was just interested in just how much protein is in it? It does not say. It gives all the other stuff I might just make it tonight looks yummeee

I have a daughter and she is back at school. All I can say is love, love, love and more love, make everyday count they grow up way too fast. Best wishes imaluckydog

Yep, if they hate you now sometimes, you're doing a good job because you're setting limits...and more importantly carrying them out.

My DD is now 22...she called me three times last night for some advice and to talk (on her first business trip down south). She used to hate me sometimes too...now we're good friends and she's acting like an adult (because she is one)...your DD is just acting like a teen.

Love them and parent them...it's all we can do. It gets better.

Oh I'm so glad I'm not alone. My DS is my issue and he's not even a teenager yet!! (12 going on 20)

Taking the phone is only an issue for a week and then he's over it.

Grounding just drives me crazy and the rest of the house.

But making him work for free...house chores, neighborhood jobs, grandma wrk...He doesn't like working for free.

Thanks guys, I'm glad to know I'm not alone in problems with my kids!!!!

Imaluckydog - Its about 31 g of protein per serving