The time is almost here. I am 9 days away from being a mother of a Teenager.
I'm not afraid. I can do this. (You're making a care package for me, right? Wine please... red, white... I don't care.)
The only thing that gets me about this is how quickly it arrived. And how quickly she thinks this means she's "grown-up". Oh Honey... you are far from it, let that be known from now until you are, well... let's see? When are we really "'grown up"?
In my mind I'm 26. (I'm far from that now.) I liked 26 a lot. I felt very comfortable with myself, I trusted my heart and mind and married a wonderful person. I was also living very far from family, which was sad, and yet I was on an exciting adventure living on the East Coast so there was no time to wallow, I had to go - go - go. I was ready to be brave and see what I could do. It was a blast! So let me say you are grown-up at 26. At least that's how many years it took for me to make it there - to that elusive world of "Grown-Up".
We get so few years to be young, to lack big time responsibility and consequences. Why are some so quick to leave that safety bubble? Sl-o-o-o-o-w Do-o-o-own.
Tomorrow she will update me that it is 8 days until she's 13 years old. (How's my care package coming along? ;-> )
I'm not afraid. I can do this. (You're making a care package for me, right? Wine please... red, white... I don't care.)
The only thing that gets me about this is how quickly it arrived. And how quickly she thinks this means she's "grown-up". Oh Honey... you are far from it, let that be known from now until you are, well... let's see? When are we really "'grown up"?
In my mind I'm 26. (I'm far from that now.) I liked 26 a lot. I felt very comfortable with myself, I trusted my heart and mind and married a wonderful person. I was also living very far from family, which was sad, and yet I was on an exciting adventure living on the East Coast so there was no time to wallow, I had to go - go - go. I was ready to be brave and see what I could do. It was a blast! So let me say you are grown-up at 26. At least that's how many years it took for me to make it there - to that elusive world of "Grown-Up".
We get so few years to be young, to lack big time responsibility and consequences. Why are some so quick to leave that safety bubble? Sl-o-o-o-o-w Do-o-o-own.
Tomorrow she will update me that it is 8 days until she's 13 years old. (How's my care package coming along? ;-> )