Turn of a Phrase

Here's a couple snippets I ran across jotted down on random papers in my files.

Aquiring the skills to make amends...

Stamia = Greek from hystoemi - to stand, hold!

You must be a calmer presence than your teenager, and the louder they get, the calmer you need to be.

Comments

[Diane Streicher]

These words are EXACTLY what I needed today. Thank you for putting them before my eyes.

Our teenagers need us to stay in one place emotionally, don't they. If we wait calmly and patiently for them while they flounder about on the seas of life, they are much more likely to come back looking for us when they realize they are lost. That prodigal dad had it all figured out.