Trevor n' Jordan

O.K. I never claimed to be one of those "Carol Brady" kind of mom's. I think im pretty open minded and I believe in my kid's making their own decisions with a little guidance from their dad and I. That's why when Jordan and Trevor came to me and told me that they wanted to get tattoo's I decided to let them. Jordan already has 3 or 4 tattoo's, he's 18 and lives on his own, it's his body and his choice. Trevor on the other hand is only 17 and lives at home and as far as I can tell he's a pretty straight forward, level headed 17 year old.

I knew that Trevor would eventualy get a tattoo, he has been talking about it for a couple years now so I decided to be safe I would take him to have it done this way I know it's done professionaly instead of in one of his friends basement with a home made needle.

This pic was taken when we first got there, Trev was all laughs, he had no idea the pain that he was getting ready to endure.

As you can tell by the look on his face it hurt, it hurt bad. I think if his girlfriend had not been there he might have passed out...lol.

As you can see the final result turned out really well. The tattoo is the Chinese Symbols meaning "Fearless"

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Entry for April 27, 2008
Well, I made it through another year. Birthday's usually suck, depending on how old you are turning, But this year was a little different for me...I didnt dwell on the age I was turning (38 for those of you who dont know.) I thought about what I have gained in the past years and the blessings that have been bestowed on me in my life.
I have these 3 amazing children. I dont mean amazing as in they are curing world hunger, I mean amazing as in they have accomplished so much more at their ages than I ever did when I was their age.
Jordan is going to be 19 this year, he is leaving for basic training in June, he is excited about his future, and im excited for him. When I was his age I had him, I was a single mom living on welfare wondering daily if I would be able to feed him. Times they r' a changin.
Trevor is 17 he is on high honor roll and he is one of the lead performers with the school show choir he is really talented. He is already looking into colleges and determined to own his own bussiness and be very successful. I unforunatley at that age rarely made it to school and was all about where the next party was gonna be. That's how it was in the 80's.
Quaide will be 14 in May. Now he is my only child that reminds me a little of how I was at his age. He is very emotional and everything he does is from his heart. He also has no interest in school and thinks about nothing but girls. He is my typical teenager.
I also have this great husband. Don't get me wrong, he is far from perfect and he alot of times drives me totaly nuts but he has totaly proven to me that he is here for me. Everyday our love gets stronger and after 10 years I could never imagine being able to love someone else as much as I love him. He truely is the love of my life.
So you see, It is not about the age you turn but about the life you have lived. Minus a few up and downs I have lived a good life thus far, and I plan to live another 38 great years.

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Entry for April 16, 2008

I had this crazy flashback of my own child hood today. My 13 year old son was having a major melt down and of course I was the enemy. As he stood there in front of my crying with tears running down his face telling me that I would never understand how he was feeling or what he was going through it made me realize that I had the same melt down 25 years ago with my own mother. Isnt life ironic it's as if I came full circle with myself in that moment. I knew how he was feeling and I remember how I thought my parents were horrible and would never understand me so in that instant I decided that no matter what I said it probably would not make a difference to him so I decided to just grab on to him and hug him until he calmed down. What an effect that had the smile he gave me was worth everything.