Yesterday was David’s birthday party and we had twenty kids in the house. Wait, I take that back, not twenty kids, but twenty large semi-adults.
Twenty teenagers.
It was amazing the amount of food they can polish off. I was digging into the freezer to pull out extra dessert. Not a single piece of pizza was leftover.
Tomorrow, my oldest kiddo turns fifteen. Next year, this time, he’ll have a driver’s license. Can I please turn back the clock? This is moving way too fast for me. I rememember when I once had a six- four- and two-year old and I was complaining to my mother-in-law about the day from down under. “Hang on to this day,” she said. “Before you know it, they’ll be grown and gone.”
I couldn’t see that far ahead, I was trying to survive being outwitted and outnumbered by tiny bodies with stubborn minds.
So here I am, with a teenager who is going to be a sophomore this fall. I’m all too concious of the fact that I have just three summers left before he goes off to college. That’s it, three summers. It’s amazing how quickly I’ve gotten to the point where I’m counting down the time I have left instead of the minutes until Daddy gets home to release me from Toddlerville.
But my neighbor always chuckles when I talk about this. She tells me I’m worrying for nothing, because kids today leave home at the age of…
Thirty.
She should know, she’s got an adult kid who’s still at home.
So Happy Birthday to my oldest kiddo. You’ll always have a room here in the house.
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6 responses to “Twenty Teenagers and the House is Still Standing”
Aha! There you are. Love the new site, very spiffy indeed. Many happy returns to all those growing kiddos.
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Happy birthday to the oldest one!! 🙂
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Ah, there you are! I fixed my link (I hope- I have to check to make sure it still works)!
Thirty does seem to be the new twenty. I left home after college, but my sister is happily ensconced in my parent’s home (she’s 23) and doesn’t have any desire to move out. I think I’m going to buy them “Failure to Launch” for Christmas (though they might not see the humor, lol).
I hear ya about the kids getting old! Our oldest starts drivers ed this summer too! 15, 12, 8 and newborn…omg. What are we thinking?!
my son, now a junior in college left home this fall, he is beyond happy with his independance, he is managing very well – proudly. This mom can’t believe how good it feels that he’s on his own. My daughter and I brought closure to her junior yr in hs with a 4 hour lunch ( it was quite the year – she spoke through most of it – I listened and marvelled) She too is striking the independant pose and for all that it’s worth and 25 yrs of parenting – this is what you want !! I don’t say this because I’m a mom and love my kids. I say as people I think they are just the coolest ever. It’s a different perspective when you ‘ve let them go
ps happiness also is being able to be here Karen in your comment section 🙂
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