The heading for this rant is exactly what I hope to communicate in this BLOG. I am getting older and I am not liking it! Not only that, but my children are getting older and I am not liking that either! Maybe even less!
I have realized more and more lately how unprepared I am for my children being teenagers. I have had years to prepare for this time and have even enjoyed watching them grow and mature into the beautiful young women they are becoming, but that does not make it any easier nor do I like it any more. Not to mention that I am a dad of two beautiful young ladies which adds additional anxiety. I am very proud of them and what they are becoming but it is all happening too fast and I long for the days when they were daddy's little girls who needed me and whom I could hold tight and make things better (for both of us).
So what has changed all of a sudden that has brought this realization? The photo to the right. Megan's first high school dance. A disco dance, which makes this Abba fan feel even older as I realize that her school's oldies dance is now music from my generation. Sure, she just went with friends and she is a great kid who is making good decisions but I think this is the first step in this dad's realization that more and more he will have to let go of his little girls. Did I mention that I just don't like it?
1 comment:
You are a great dad! Though so easy to think they are still our "little girls." But Megan is 15 today! Oh my goodness! Hitting both you and I hard, I think. There is no way that we could have a 15 year old yet. Where has the time flown?
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