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Originally Posted by chloeandj I do not look forward to my two boys getting older!
I grew up with two older brothers. When they were teenagers, I never got any sleep, with all the fighting and yelling going on in the middle of the night between my parents and brothers. I'm not saying that I didn't pull my own crap but I was a LOT smarter about it. They did some of the stupidest things! |
Don't be scared of them growing up !! Both my sons and I are EXTREMELY close - it's really great cause the things they do or DID....are things I did ...and they know it -
Be a good listener and always be ready to understand when they screw up - teach them to learn from it and you can't go wrong - Just by me being able to listen no matter how bad it is has always kept us close.
When the parent freaks out - they push away - I always tried to be ready to hear anything and not jump down their throats - I have one VERY responsible son - and one WILD child - so it's all in the personality/make up of the child that will dictate how they will be in situations - I miss the babies my boys were but LOVE the young men they are now....It's all worth it !