Teen, Spleen, Bo-Bean
Teens are hard and I’m hoping rewarding. No, I know they are. I have a 14 year old son. He is smart, funny, kind, clever, silly, and every now and then insufferable. My sweet birght eye baby is now a fuming, sulking, beligerant, young man. This has been the hardest year so far.
It seems that I am always wrong now. He isn’t afraid to let me know either. It’s not just me. He’s hard on his Dad too. I know he is learning to differentiate himself. I know all the stuff about developmental landmarks, and maturity. I miss being needed and hugged and all that.
Still, I follow his lead. He needs to pull away a little more, so be it. It has rewarded me with a smile, a joke, and a few hugs. This year he’ll turn 15 and next year he’ll be driving. Ugh! I love him and I’m so proud of the teen that he is. I look forward to young man he’s becoming.
cgailb
June 24th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I felt that way too when my daughter and son turned 15. I missed those times. Even though they’re teens now we can still be affectionate to them like when they were kids. But remember not to be pushy with what you want because on this stage they want to decide for themselves.
January 3rd, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Thank you so much, there aren’t enough posts on this… or at least i cant find them. I am turning into such a blog nut, I just cant get enough and this is such an important topic… i’ll be sure to write something about your site