The last time I used a headline like that (leaving out the international part) I heard there were a lot of whispers and confusion. So let’s just get this right out there: No, I am not pregnant. And no, we are not adopting. Well not exactly…
Our family is preparing to welcome a German teenager into our home for the coming school year and we are all looking forward to the adventure.
Last school year we hosted a Danish daughter whose dad had been friends with my husband since high school.
As Emma was preparing to end her American year, a friend of ours asked if we would consider hosting her niece who lives in Germany. So, here we go again!
Our oldest child is about to be nine and attends a fairly small private school affiliated with a church. Our new daughter (like Emma was) is a teenager who will attend a high school that hosts about 4,000 students… this is a big jump for her from her home in Germany and for us from younger kids to big kid and tiny school to massive one!
The last time I think I did an okay job as a mom of a teen.
This time I’d like to do better. And so I’m seeking your advice in a series of posts.
I’m about to write a letter to our new daughter, introducing our family and sharing what life is like in our family.
And so I am procrastinating a bit.
And so today I am seeking input from moms of teens, moms of grown children who once were teens, and other foreign exchange student moms:
If you could write a letter of introduction to your teen, what would you be sure to cover?
And what else do you think I might need to know to help make her transition better and my transition in to the teen years the best it can be?
Please do share… and share this post with your friends who might be able to share. There is no such thing as too much good advice! And I am ready for as much as you are willing to give!
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