Within The Fragments Therapy PLLC

10/07/2025

I love these!!!!!

09/26/2025

Love this perspective!! Something to talk with our teens about!!

My son has been grounded for 7 days. He was caught by a Sheriffs deputy riding an e-bike without a helmet, which is illegal in our county, and against our house rules.

He has been without his phone and video games for 7 days. This has been incredibly hard for a 14 yr old. I mean, we all have some degree of addiction to our phones and this has been a really tough punishment for him.

Last night he was upset about how long he’s been grounded and he said, “You took away my phone. You took away everything!” I asked him to sit down and I told him a story.

A few weeks ago I was in an AA meeting and a man in there was talking about how he had lost his wife and his home and his job and his money due to his drinking. He had lost everything. Then, several months into his sobriety he realized he hadn’t “lost” anything, he had given it away. He gave away all the things he loved because he chose to drink and now he had to deal with those choices.

I said to my son, “I didn’t take away your phone, you gave it away, along with all of those other privileges when you made the choice that got you into trouble. You gave away the things you enjoy and it cost you. You can be upset. You can be angry, but you need to see that the choice you made is why those things are gone, not because I took them away. It’s all about perspective.

I continued to explain that we all make poor choices and decisions at times and the goal is to learn from them so we don’t repeat them. I told him I loved him and that I hoped he learned a lesson over the past week.

This is the raw side of parenting. The anger and angst they feel towards us when we are working to show them the path. Raising teenagers isn’t easy and sometimes it feels like you are screaming into a void. I’ll keep going because each day I “get” to be his Mom, and that is something I never want to give away.

09/07/2025

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08/28/2025

Something to take consideration of. Not recommending this specific supplement. Check with your dr for the testing and research this information on your own or meet with a functional medicine provider.

08/15/2025

What a great lesson for kids to learn

07/08/2025

Food for thought!!

06/25/2025

Love this idea!!!!

06/09/2025

06/09/2025

Very interesting thought!!

05/30/2025

05/24/2025

Is meal time tricky for you because of a child who is a picky eater. Well here is my idea and something I have used.

This is my favorite part of meal prep!!!! I love all the colors of the fruit tray. We also have watermelon, pineapple, and cantaloupe. I just haven’t cut them up yet. In the fruit drawer are apples and oranges!!! If it is already prepped and washed, we do better to eat it. I really do enjoy fruit!! The veggie tray has all the veggies cut, which makes them easier to chop up on a salad. I can also use them for stir-fry and rice.

Another way I use the veggie and fruit trays is during meal times. I put them on the table. After we eat our meal, if someone is still hungry, then they can eat raw veggies and fruit. Maybe they don’t care for what’s on the table, meal-wise. Well, here is their alternative: veggie and fruit trays. When the boys were little this helped with the I don’t like at meal statement. There was always something that they liked or grew to like in this arrangement. Add in a little dipping sauce or peanut butter, almond butter, Nutella, ranch, ketchup, etc.