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    How do you manage grocery requests?

    @joeawilliams123 I tell my son to put a week's worth of after-school lunches and snacks on the list. I then go through the list and if I notice he has Cheez-Its and there's a box on the counter I remind him. If he has 3 bags of chips "for variety" or 2 things of soda I make him choose one of...
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    Setting up Christmas tree ruined teenager’s day

    @veronicajohn Was it required for her to decorate the tree? There's been years I've put up a tree with lights and no ornaments. One year, we just decorated the mantle and didn't even put up a tree. And my husband only puts the tree up, but never stays to decorate I just do that with my son...
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    Setting up Christmas tree ruined teenager’s day

    @genii That would have made every Christmas acrimonious in my household. My husband hates decorating the tree. So our tradition is he helps set it up and put lights on, then he disappears to his room while my son and I play Christmas music and decorate the tree. My son is now 16 and still...
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    Freshman and bad grades

    @sandgroper101 I don't have any answers. Struggling with similar things with my sophomore but he doesn't even have any extracurriculars like yours. He did get formally diagnosed with ADHD Inattentive type with slow processing speed last year. We've set him up with weekly meetings with an...
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