Having a 12 year old at home,I am starting to catch up on some "Raising a teenager" books.Helpful guides to prepare me for the unknown.At the moment I'm reading "Whatever Mom" By Ariel Gore.She's a wonderful writer and in this one paragraph I'm sharing with you,she speaks of time,and the wish we all have,as mothers,that our children would remain forever young,...but knowing deep deep down,moving forward is a journey we must make.
"The fact that the forward motion causes me to,occasionally burst into tears without warning-when I see a kid hiking with his parents or when I realize that I can finally afford that wooden playhouse my daughter no longer wants-suggests to me that the trip is worth while.Tears are rivers that take us someplace.Through the stereotypes and fears,through the grief and magic.Into adolescence."
"The fact that the forward motion causes me to,occasionally burst into tears without warning-when I see a kid hiking with his parents or when I realize that I can finally afford that wooden playhouse my daughter no longer wants-suggests to me that the trip is worth while.Tears are rivers that take us someplace.Through the stereotypes and fears,through the grief and magic.Into adolescence."
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Brenda
Brenda
Happy weekend!