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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community 7 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1995 Zion climbing closures for peregrine falcon protection technical Domestic Blitz Superintendent Donald Falvey announced recently that the folBy Dixie Brunner lowing cliff faces and formations will be temporarily closed to technical climbing in order to give the Peregrine Falcons within Zion How much anxiety can a parent take? There should be a law against children from the same family unit having concurrent phases. (Have I left you scratching your head and saying, what?) How much anxiety can a parent take? Do you know how difficult it is to deal with a driving in teenager; a thirteen-year-olthe throes of puberty, an adolescent just beginning to spread his wings, and an elementary school child, who isnt actually in any phase or stage, but never-the-les- s is an entity to be reckoned with, since he is the youngest? Its maddening. Children shouldnt be permitted to just go and have phases whenever they want. What if their sister or brother is going through hishers? Its too hard for the rest of the family to add just. Whats for supper, mom? Oldest son asks, in deep, baritone voice. Im starving. (This from the son who is in the and growling st&ge.) Lasagna and chocolate cake, I answer. Cant eat it mom, itll make me break out, says second son. I told you that. (The pimples and mood swing stage.) Ill eat his mom, I need to grow a bunch, pipes in third son. Im the shortest one in my class. (The and it makes me mad stage.) I dont like it, announces fourth son. (The still-finick- y person.) We knew a man with twelve children, who in his vast experience told us that he could deal with all his kids and their various life phases... except teenagers. He said that hed like to put children in some kind of time warp chamber at thirteen, and remove them at nineteen when theyre civil again. Teens are a special challenge. I think I know why. The teen years are the those we as adults, probably remember the best. Its a transference process, when they tell us something, our memories fill in the blanks. We remember the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, and most of all, we remember all the crazy things we did at their age. Mom, a bunch of us kids are going out driving around, says son, meaning that a bunch ofthe kids are going out driving around, : : What are you going to really sionally hard for us to take. do? I question suspiciously, remembering the time I went out driving around the Illinois state capitol with a bunch of friends, and just happened to pick up the governors parking sign to decorate my room with. Ride around, he repeats in a voice. Several years ago, I was going to teach our sixth grade sons journalism class. The morning of the class, our son who had never shown the slightest concern about apparel, came in and quizzed me about what I was wearing. I really got him worrying when I said,a barrel with a great big sign that says, Im He Jeremy Brunners mom! quickly got the flu. Fortunately, stages come and go, and kids all too quickly grow up. But it sure leaves mom and dad in a quandry-wer- e left too National Park an undisturbed opportunity to select nesting sites and raise (fledge) their young: The Great White Throne, Cable Mountain, Cathedral Mountain, the north and south faces of Angels Landing, Tunnel West, Mount Spiy, the Great Arch and East Temple, Mountain of the Sun, Court of the Patriarchs and Mt. Moroni, Watchman, Mt. Kinesava, and the middle fork ofTaylor Creek (Kolob Canyons). Closures took effect on February 1. closed to climbing through July 31, allowing time for fledging of young to occur. Each spring, the sheer cliffs of Zion National Park are revisited by members of a bird species known for their fast speed and flights. The Peregrine Falcon is a stream-line- d bird of prey that catches meals such as swifts or swallows in midair and raises its young in nests called eyries. Once nearly decimated in the continental United States due to pesticide use, the Falcon is thriving in places such as Zion National Park and Glen Canyon N ational Recreation Area where steep cliffs and good sources of prey are found. Climbers with specific questions can contact park rangers, Visitors who at spot peregrine falcons are asked to report their sightings to park staff at the entrance stations or visitor center. long-distan- ce Well, what do you mean ride Once eyries for the birds have around? been identified, adjacent cliff You know, just drive around. faces and formations will be reI thoroughly enjoy all our chilopened to technical climbing, no dren, but because of different later than May 15, 1995. The cliff idiosyncrasies, its faces and formations where the hard to know what to say when. exhausted to really experience Thank goodness, Ive got such a our own empty nest syndrome. birds are nesting will remain level head, and am never moody or irrational, (Im also grateful that Dennis and the boys dont get a chance to respond at this point.) Puberty has got to be the bigd gest challenge. Im thoroughly convinced that puberty people go into a psychotic phase. Ive got a lot of sympathy for them, because they are going through so many emotional and physical changes. Theyre one person one minute, and another the next. They go from blissfully happy to really down, from a little rude to the kid youve ever met... all in the space of a few minutes. I propose some kind of flag system, that would warn parents about which mood theyre in, and you could respond accordingly. A green flag would indicate that all systems are go, and that you can have normal interactions with said child. 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