I stepped out of those roller coaster years not fast enough! I was so anxious to do "Life" on my terms. I stepped into "Adult life" as the roller coaster ride was coming close to the end. I was seventeen and away from home. yikes! SCARY STUFF for this small town girl. But I survived and did enjoy the next twenty or so years, choosing carefully as I maneuvered through life. Then, it seemed as if out of the blue I was back on that roller coaster ride again, only this time it was the front seat with my husband and our first teenage son right in between us! Seemed like he was trying to shove us off the ride with his raging hormones and testosterone.
In my teenage years I didn't, couldn't, or wouldn't see all the changes, I only saw that everyone else was "stoopid." Now as a parent again I've been overwhelmed by all those swooshes of "I gotta have it now!" and the sharp turns of anger; almost rage, and the "know it all-ness" of every aspect. The self consciousness dips are the worst because it can sting when your teen is embarrassed by you.
I thought I wouldn't survive those heartbreaking teenage years back then, but I did. Now those teenage years are wanting to mess with me again; and sometimes they do!
Were in the throws of raising our third teen now and I have to be watchful to deflect the fiery darts that are carelessly shot, but also purposefully walk into those dangerous minefields sometimes to deactivate those explosives so that we can all survive! and actually enjoy another side of teenage years. In case you don't know it yet teenage years have many sides to them; many loops, leaps, bounds, grey areas gaps and emotional monster roller coaster rides! So hang on.
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