The Teenage Mind

As Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance said “Teenagers scare the living shit out of me.”

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Seriously, I am dealing with raging hormones, the princess attitude, a stressed out dance recital and an inconsiderate bf who swears he’s done nothing wrong. God help me. Apparently 16 is the magical age when everything is screwed up. I remember being 16…it sucked ass. I had a football player bf, neurotic parents and raging hormones. I was a mess. Now I watch my poor baby deal with stuff like that and try to remember what was like for me. I try to give advice, but not give too much. I think it is time for my baby to figure things out on her own. She has decided what kind of crap she will or will not put up with and how to deal with it. When she crashes, I sit and listen and hug and comfort. What else can I do? The precarious balance on her emotions must be held on to if she tips too far all hell breaks loose between she and I. Here’s to all the moms with teenage daughters and those with teenage boys, because honestly don’t they all have the same raging hormones and fragile emotions?

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Enduring

I had a thought today I would like to share. It’s about enduring. Staying power if you will. I have been through quite a bit in my life. Struggling through new jobs that paid very little, a few bad Christmas’ that I had little to give. Always my constants have been my husband and family. I have learned that I can endure. I have seen people around me endure life, poverty, deaths, births, illness, mental illness and everything in between and as it comes up on this new year it occurs to me that this is not just my spirit, this is the human spirit. The ability to continue to endure when all odds are against you is the one thing that will never allow me to give up hope as I live my life to the best of my ability. I have tears in my eyes as I realize how grateful I am for what I have and what I can have. Happy New Year my darlings!

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