I really struggled the year my son changed. I felt like I didn’t know how to parent him anymore.
The time he spent in his room tripled. The little boy who was curious, couldn’t stop talking, and loved family get-togethers was gone.
I watched the same thing happen to my daughter who is two years younger than him. Shopping trips or getting gelato were no longer fun for her. Suddenly her desire to please me by helping out around the house or crafting was replaced by visions of the back of her head every time I tried to talk to her. Instead of dressing up and loving the color pink, she wore hoodies and dark makeup. She wanted to dye her hair different colors and get lots of piercings.
What I really struggled with was the silence. Instead of wanting to dress like me, it was as if she was doing everything in her power to be the opposite of me. My youngest was next. Though I was prepared this time around, I was still sad and honestly pretty lonely.I know other moms feel the same; it’s something I talk about with my friends often. Watching your child change when they become a teenager might be the hardest parenting transition you can go through and yet, I feel like we hardly talk about it.
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