Thursday, January 26, 2012

That Dreaded Age

Archer is hitting that stage of life dreaded by all parents.....puberty.  He even referred to himself as a "tween" today.  I keep hearing that he is going to turn into a monster.  That he'll hit a complete 180 and stop being the sweet, caring, loving boy that he is.  Please say it isn't true!  Having been there, I know that puberty does mess a kid up to a point.  Major life changes always has an impact.  I just don't think that it has to completely change who a person is.  Fundamentally Archer has always been the same kid.  Since the day he was born he was that sweet, kind, lovable little boy who loves books and running.  I honestly don't know what I'd do if he lost that, even for a time. 

I talked to my mom about this the other day.  She is in the one I turn to whenever I'm just not sure, she is my rock.  She said that my siblings and I (all 7 of us) had our moments, but that none of us changed majorly from who we were before.  Hope!  I am going to cling to my mom's words, as they are not what I seem to hear from most everyone else. 

So here's to the next stage of life.  That dreaded age.  The tween/teenage years.  Honestly I'm looking forward to it.  I know that there will be those days where I'm not going to love it, but we'll get through it like we do everything else...together. 

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