:)) He won’t forget these years, and neither will I. But these days…these teenage years: They’re short! Today my son becomes a teenager, and tomorrow he’ll be packing for college (God willing. God only knows I’ve messed up enough in every other stage, and I only hope they can forget about my mistakes. So…I’ve been thinking a lot about these years–and how I can be the mom they need right now. Now that my boys are developing into young-version human beings…It’s all making sense. I mean, I love my kids at every stage, but certainly some years nearly killed me. I feel like I finally understand why I had to go through the baby and toddler years: This is the reward. Slow down boys–I gave birth to you yesterday.īut really–I dig this stage. Next Saturday, Josiah will swagger his way into fifteen. Over the next week, two of my boys have birthdays that end in “teen.” Today, Jonah stepped fresh and eager into thirteen.
