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By the lovely Grace Farris.
P.S. Fun tween things, and 10 things I love about parenting teenagers.
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Being a mom of a teen also reminds me of this Clifford image
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So true!
My six year old fell asleep in my bed while reading and I caught a glimpse of his baby face… he’ll sleep here tonight and I’ll call my mom in the morning. “It goes fast” is the only true thing.
I only have an 86 month old but I seem to have already forgotten what it was like when he was a baby. Thank goodness for photos and videos!
OMG EXACTLY!
Talk about money. Financial literacy. Teens crave inclusion in money matters, not just spending.
Worth a watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ldVxRVhtI
Worth gifting and/or reading together:
Priceless Facts about Money (Mellody on Money)by Mellody Hobson
When I was old enough to not want to be babyish, my mom started telling me “I know you’re not a baby, but you are always my baby.” She still says it sometimes, and I’m 43. Now I say it to my 6-year-old and truly understand the words.
Ugh. Exactly. My 18 year old who is majoring in physics- PHYSICS- bugged me all morning about how to make sushi rice in the instapot. My answer the whole time was, “You don’t!” His response: “I know YOU can’t, mom but it can be done.” He tried it and it turned out mushy. Finally, he googled it, made decent rice, and made me California rolls for lunch.
It was a roller coaster of emotions but I got sushi in the end.
It’s such a balance, giving them freedom to grow and supporting them when they struggle while tolerating every emotion they have for us at the same time. Today, though, I am thank for sushi.
Perfection. **sob**
Oh ❤️ this dropped my heart
THIS. But my ‘teen’ is only six. Boba tea and “can we put on some Chappell Roan?” were not on my primary years parenting agenda!
THE TEARS! You’ll always see them as your babies, even when they’re big.
Oh this is so true. One minute, the guy is curled up next to me on a couch watching tv and urging me not to get up and end cuddle time. The next minute he is yelling at me for making him go to school with a bad haircut. #teenagemeltdowns
In Steve Martins more recent cartoon comedy book, Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions, there is an illustration of a couple smiling upon the face of their infant. The Mother is holding the baby in her arms. The only caption is the infant’s caption: “I own you.”
What value in those 3 words.
My 15 year old son just said he would spend the last day of the school holidays bushwalking with me.. my heart might just melt into a puddle. I thought the teen years would be hard but seriously they are the best!
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