My baby turned 15
today. She is both excited to reach this milestone, and frightened by what it
implies. Growing up isn’t easy and it can stress teenagers out to think about
fast-approaching adulthood. So, when asked how she wanted to spend her day, she
fell back on some old standbys – out for lunch and sitting in the bookstore for
as long as we can. It’s a ritual that brings us back to when they were little
and I could spend the day with them all the time. Still, here in the truth of
the day, teenager interests were ever-present. We shopped for fun clothes and
new bras, the girls checked out all the cool stuff at Newbury Comics, and she
is now listening to pop music while reading fan fiction on her phone.
It was great to
be able to skip school together today and enjoy her day, doing all the little
girl and teenage things she wanted to do.
Of course, this is how I still think of her . . .
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