2 Adolescent Children - One Roof

Happy Thursday everyone. It is a gorgeous day and I'm sad that the beach isn't in the cards for us today as I have to go to work to pay for all of those Hollister shirts my daughters wear. 13 and 11...11 and 13. One still likes you, one thinks you are a nuisance in her world. I remember thinking that somehow I would be spared this phenomenon; I would have the only child on the planet who wouldn't go through that stage. I have to keep reminding myself that this is the natural order of things. It's supposed to happen this way. I remember someone telling me that if you are a good parent, you work yourself out of a job. Kids become independent, move away and establish their own lives. I'll be back home in the nuthouse rocking back and forth and uttering nonsensical gibberish.

Thursday thought for the day: does the Hula Flute count as a sport and do they give college scholarships for that? Leave a comment below to weigh in!

Coming up tomorrow: Why you need to take a vacation without the kids. Or, get over your parenting self!