Today as everyday, after making breakfast to my son and run to take him to school, I am back to my office to be this energetic business woman. when I am out there, I am suppose to act as if I can take over the world, without showing the natural everyday worries of a parent.
The first thing I have to do, of course, is read the news from all over the world, and it came to my attention, the news about Angelina Jolie plan to retire when her first kid becomes a teenager. I have to say to her, "way to go girl" . Of course, inside my heart I say, " I wish I could do that" , and as many of you out there parents wish to be able to retire when your kids are teenagers.
We as parents always try to know everything our teenager does, as getting to know their friends, making sure they come to your house more often than your kid goes to theirs, meeting their parents, etc. But, is that really enough. With my 20 year old, I have found out that no matter how much you know their friends you really never know them enough. Thanks to a good relationship I have had with him, I found out after years that there is always something I never suspected or knew. The only advise I would have for all of us is "patience" lots of it and most importantly love them always no matter what, because after all, they will fall and get up again, just like we all did.
Keep the hard work, cry and scream, non of us know all the answers and all the tricks but we need to keep on going and learning, we have to, for them and for ourselves.
SVS
The first thing I have to do, of course, is read the news from all over the world, and it came to my attention, the news about Angelina Jolie plan to retire when her first kid becomes a teenager. I have to say to her, "way to go girl" . Of course, inside my heart I say, " I wish I could do that" , and as many of you out there parents wish to be able to retire when your kids are teenagers.
We as parents always try to know everything our teenager does, as getting to know their friends, making sure they come to your house more often than your kid goes to theirs, meeting their parents, etc. But, is that really enough. With my 20 year old, I have found out that no matter how much you know their friends you really never know them enough. Thanks to a good relationship I have had with him, I found out after years that there is always something I never suspected or knew. The only advise I would have for all of us is "patience" lots of it and most importantly love them always no matter what, because after all, they will fall and get up again, just like we all did.
Keep the hard work, cry and scream, non of us know all the answers and all the tricks but we need to keep on going and learning, we have to, for them and for ourselves.
SVS
Happy birthday!!!!!
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