Mom’s Advice
July 1, 2010 
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This is my daughter. She was about 10 in this photo. She’s 17 now, and her newest favorite activity now that she’s home for the summer? To tell me about every hour or so how I’m doing something wrong.
That’s always fun.
My mother says that’s when you pull out the baby pictures — to remind yourself why you did this to yourself. You know. Voluntarily gave birth to people you would have to live with, be responsible for, and who would spend several years thinking you were annoying at best, the scourge of the very earth at worst.
From the time my daughter hit double-digts with her age until about the beginning of her second year in college, I was the dumbest creature on earth. She is now an upcoming senior and I have miraculously begun regaining my intelligence.
it will happen for you too. {{hugs}}
Isn’t that strange how that works? Really, have you seen a neurologist about this?
My sons seem to think that I’ve spent my whole life making them feel stupid – and now that they’re all older, they seem to think that turnabout is fair play. The only thing is – the odds are now in their favor.
Ha!
There’s an ad whose line I love to steal. It goes, “I have a spouse and a teenager. I don’t need anyone else telling me what to do.”
What’s the old joke about the worst curse you can give a child? “I hope someday you have children that are EXACTLY LIKE YOU.”
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Have faith. She will soon realize all that you are, have always been, and will continue to be. And she will say “thank you.”
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shit, is this what I have to look forward to?
just take me now.
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Fraid so. Teenage girls are awful to their moms. BUT, my daughter is also lovely and thoughtful and helpful and poised.