'For the two of them, it was like clockwork — they morphed into two humans I barely recognized just before turning twelve.'
For the two of them, it was like clockwork — they morphed into two humans I barely recognized just before turning twelve.
Instead of becoming more aware of people, their surroundings, and how their actions and tone of voice affected others, they seemed to notice less.Were they depressed? Was this normal? Am I doing enough to help them? How did I raise such ungrateful kids?Sure, I remembered being a teenager and hating my life at times. My social life was front and center and came before anything else, including outings with my mom.
But then they grow up. They turn 12. They start actually asking you to leave them alone. Nothing about that feels natural to you as a mom, and I don’t like this phase at all.I miss the eagerness my kids used to have. I’d give anything to see them run around the house like their hair’s on fire because we are going to get a Happy Meal.
But one thing I see in my two older kids, who will be 16 and 14 this year, gives me hope: They are coming back around.
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