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As many readers already know, my family sold our condo and made an offer on a new home. Sadly things happened and we are no longer moving. When we had an accepted offer on our condo I couldn’t help but think about our kids and their thoughts about moving far away from their friends and all they have ever known. My kids are 16 and almost 14. I cannot imagine moving away from everyone I know at their age. I lived in the home I grew up in until I was 28 years old. I’m sure it’s much harder as a child or teen.
Being teenagers my kids don’t exactly like to talk about their feelings. Our daughter runs “hot and cold” all the time. She can be fine one moment and then a moody teen the next. Our son on the other hand is usually always “status quo”. Lately he seems a bit moody. I have a feeling it was due to moving. He really wants to move and have his own room but at the same time he’s comfortable where he is and he’s not one to embrace the unknown.
My original thought was to get both kids address books so they could write down their friends addresses and phone numbers to keep in touch with them. But then I thought “What teen uses the phone anymore?”. Teens text all the time. I figured if there was anyone they truly wanted to keep in touch with they would text them.
My next thought was to give both kids fancy, hardcover books with blank pages and have their friends write down special thoughts and memories of the two of them over the years. That might have worked for our daughter, but our son really doesn’t have any friends. I didn’t want him to feel bad about himself.
My husband came up with a great idea. He suggested giving both kids nice, hardcover books with blank pages to write down their thoughts, especially about moving and starting a new chapter in their lives. He referred to it as journaling, NOT a diary (he said “Boys don’t have diaries – they have journals”). My husband should know. In our basement, spread out among many boxes, are about 25+ composition books that my husband wrote in (journal). He said there are about 11+ years worth of them down there. He even went so far as to take his mom’s food saver to hermetically seal each one. I’m not kidding! He put each journal in one of those freezer bad things and used his mom’s food saver to suck the air out of each bag and seal it closed. He did that so NO ONE could read them. If any of them have a broken seal he knows it’s been read.
My hubby is a bit nutty at times, but he did have a great idea. Give my kids journals and some pens to write down their thoughts, not only about moving but also starting at a new school in a new town.
I picked up really nice journal books for both of my kids and gave them each a handful of BIC Atlantis® pens. Not only do BIC Atlantis® pens come in a variety of colors (my daughter wanted colorful pens – my son was happy with black or blue), but they also feature BIC®’s exclusive Easy-Glide System® ink, with up to 35% smoother writing compared to traditional BIC® ball pen ink systems.
I chose to give them the BIC® pens because the brand truly believes in “Expression is the Point.” “Expression is the point,” is the idea that BIC® makes products for moments that matter. They make products that help people express themselves. You can also trust BIC®. They offer dependable pens with feature smooth flowing ink which means you don’t have to worry about the pen you’re using interrupting your work flow. Have you ever had that happen to you? You are writing and the pen just stops working. Oh! That is so frustrating!
I gave my kids the BIC Atlantis® pens so that they can continue to write whatever is on their might about school, leaving their friends, moving, starting at a new school – without the pens stopping or running out on them. I want them to be able to write effortlessly.
BIC Atlantis® pens are ideal for all your writing projects, whether its journaling, creating back to school shopping lists, jotting down things on your family’s calendar or jotting down notes. They are intended for writing, not crafting.
Don’t forget BIC Back-to-School as you finish up your back to school shopping.
What kind of writing project would you use BIC Atlantis® pens for? Feel free to comment and share your thoughts.
Kimberly
Deb E says
I journal everyday and sometimes get hold of cheap pens that don’t flow right, are hard to write with, or hard to grip. I appreciate the nice ones that don’t hurt my fingers or have the special grips. Writing out your feelings seems to help so I hope it helps your family.
ANN*H says
i think it is a great idea for the kids to write in a journal. It helps them express their feelings . Its also fun a lot of times years later to read them again. I too think Bic pens are the best pens I use them all the time
Jenn says
I love back to school supply shopping. I can’t help but to seek out new and fun writing materials every year. Love it!