Why does it have to be so hard? Raising a well-rounded teenager isn't for the weak and if you actually survive it please wear your badge proudly. I hope to receive mine shortly, but the ballots haven't been counted and I may just receive an honorable mention.
I am cautious about blogging too much about my child, her privacy is important, however I need friends, like-minded friends in the same situation as we are. We all do. This is a fast, crazy world. Meeting friends takes on an entirely new meaning versus when we were much younger. Remember? Remember the days when co-workers were friends, you shared common interests and had time to socialize after work? Remember the days when you knew your neighbors and could count on seeing them, interacting with them? Not that these things are entirely absent from our lives but with single parenthood time takes on an entirely different meaning versus the time we weren't.
Now don't get me wrong, having a child is a blessing. I often refer to it as the loveliest, hardest job you'll ever have. It is also lonely as well, with the lonely aspect coming from watching a beautiful young girl turn into her own person, needing you for a brief 15 min. and not, for 10 hours.
I watch my daughter, an amazing athlete, working a part-time job, introspective and a rather deep thinker, cautious and discerning and I have to ask, what more could I ask for in daughter? Actually nothing. Learning to let go, let her explore her world, keeping my mouth shut and my opinions even quieter, is best. But how do we do it, by just choosing to do it I suppose. Too often I choose to make comments on what she isn't doing versus what she is doing.
Too often I comment on what isn't happening versus what is happening. I'd call that not living in the present and there you go, a real learning lesson.
I look forward to responses and new friends.
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