Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

The Twins Are 12

November 25, 2015

I’m sitting around this morning crying because all of my children are now either teens or young adults. My “babies” are now 12 and it is hitting me really hard. Don’t get me wrong I love my kids as teens and adults – you can have a real conversation with them, shopping with them is now fun, and you can share movies and books that you enjoyed when you were that age. Nevertheless I do miss the sweet smell of a newborn. I miss carrying babies with their little heads resting on my shoulder deep in sleep. I miss their sweet baby toes and giggles. I even miss the busy toddler stage where everything was new and exciting and “no” was the big new word they liked to toss around.

All too soon though, they grow, start more formal schooling, grow some more and BAM there it is. Teens. And just when you’re getting good at that stage – BAM – they move out and on to college, jobs, and travels. Sigh. It really does go fast.

So, while my daughters are celebrating being big girls now, I’ll be remembering days gone by. Yes, I have had eight children and you’d think I’d had my fill (and some days I do feel like that), but overall it’s not true. I love them all and I’m so very glad I had them all.

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On November 25, 2015 at 4:39 PM, dxprog said:

Technically, they're not teens until next year...

On December 7, 2015 at 5:17 PM, java_queen said:

Yeah, I know, but they are viewing this as a milestone birthday anyway.

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