Dear Dr. Laura,

You recently asked about parenting mistakes and I have to admit, they are too numerous to count. Back in the day I was a yeller. I am not proud of it. Many a time I fought back the tears and vowed to never yell at my kids like that....and that is exactly what I have done.I learned how to stop myself dead in my tracks and calm down before dealing with my boy. I am happy to say that I learned from my mistakes and my boy is turning out to be a decent young man.

I have always given him a lot of myself and have always taken parenthood seriously. Imagine my relief to hear him say what he said when he was 4 years old: "You give me lots of love and you teach me things." He may be 17 and a typical teenager, but I am lucky to have a teenager who still talks to me. This tells me that he feels comfortable approaching me.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any questions, please feel free to contact me. Keep up all your good work


Blessings, 

Lucy