How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

I’m Not Ready!

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For later bedtimes.
Requests for e-mail accounts.
Facebook is not an option.
Parties that go until 10pm?
Talk of boys with blushing faces.
Training bras?
PG13 movies.
IPods with her music.
Lip gloss (okay chap stick cause I won’t let her)
Boy Bands.

What happened to:
Bedtime stories?
Holding hands with her sister in the mall ?
Pink clothes from head to toe?
Kissing boo boos better?
Elmo?
That baby smell. Sigh.

I swear to you, it seems they were all here yesterday.

Will someone please stop the clock?

Time is passing way to fast.

    • Comments

    1. Oh believe me I tried. I tried to hold on, kept them hidden but life doesn’t really let us do that. We have to let them grow, move forward and trust that we have pounded countless information into them that will take them through life. My thoughts are with you.

    2. LOL, I still kind of cry when I look at my soon to be 22 year old.. Now instead of me holding him when he cries.. he holds me…
      He kisses my forehead.. still calls me mommy, and boy do i miss that yucky boy smell!
      LOL.. all 3 of them have somehow lost the “sweaty puppy smell” and have now moved onto expensive cologne..even my 7 year old =(
      where did it gooooooo?

    4. hey modern mom and fellow ontarian. nice to meet you and thanks for visiting my blog today.
      re the kids growing up. mine just grew up overnight, one day i turned around and whoosh it was all a blur. now THEY have kids.
      enjoy while you can and make the most of it.
      (sure i don’t need to tell you that.)
      🙂

    6. I am in complete denial that my little baby girl will grow up to become a, gulp,teenager. No way! I’m NOT going to let it happen.

    8. Nope denial doesn’t work. I’ve tried. Those sweet, dimpled hands that used to pat my face are now these giant paws. I try hard to enjoy each phase but it’s really hard because I miss my baby-boy.

    9. We’re right smack in the middle of all that. All I can say is A.It isn’t as bad as some say and B. That’s probably because I refuse to hand over control:-) I was a cool mom…now demoted to just a mom. I can handle it. I love this post!!!:-)

    10. I have 2 girls and feel your pain…it will be not long until we are rocking Grand-babies and that scares the heck out of me.

      Boys, bras, deodorant, lotions and potions. EGAD!

    12. Funny – I never experienced this. Oh I cry on the first and last day of school every year, but I have always looked forward to every new phase in their lives. I think I am definitely in the minority somehow. It’s not that I want them gone – I am dreading 365 days from now when they are (hopefully?) away at college. But I am happy that they are blessed and growing and changing. Yeah, I’m a freak. I’m sure of it.

    13. I’m having a hard time with this…on one hand, I am thrilled that they are getting a bit more self-sufficient and off to school, but then I know the day is going to come when I look back back at today wishing they were this young.

    14. for real… totally hear you! i may not have kids… but sometimes i’m all yea i graduated high school a year or so… yea… it’s almost more like 10… YIKES!!!!