I Have A Teenager
I have reached another parenting milestone! My oldest daughter just turned thirteen. I am the mother of a teenager. I now understand what people have told me about how fast time flies by.
I can remember the day she was born. I remember the mixture of fear, excitment and love I felt that day. I worried about everything when I took her home. Was I holding her correctly? Was she eating enough? Was I going to be a good mother? Which diaper brand should I buy? How times have changed!
Thirteen years later I still worry. I worry about things like, am I teaching her to be a good and responsible person? I worry about her making the right choices when she's feeling peer pressure. I worry whether she'll ever put anything above cell phones, clothes and boys on her list of top priorities. I still worry, am I a good mother? Maybe I'll know the answer in another 13 years!
