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Editor of midlife parenting blog Mother of Teenagers. Freelance writer. @HuffPostUK Contributor. Lover of heels & London life. #TweensTeensBeyond co-host.
A mother’s love is an undisputed guarantee that travels the test of time but there are moments when it is tested to its limits and how we respond says a lot as to its value. At the time I was insistent that life for both my teens carried on as normal, but particularly for him being away from home so we tried to downplay it. A mother's role is to watch over her children, to nurture, set out the stepping stones of life, to guide and support but more importantly for me it is also about always ensuring they know there is a path home regardless of their age or dilemma. I don’t want a future of regrets but one of hope for my teens and sometimes the gut instinct the one that dictates a mother's love is the one that takes control and right now I want him home.
A fellow parenting blogger asked me recently what the biggest challenge of parenting teenagers is compared to the younger years. My “helpful suggestions” seen in the early primary years by my kids as genuine pearls of wisdom are viewed in the secondary and university years as attempts to “micro-manage” and as any parent navigating the same path will know, this is quite simply a cardinal sin as your offspring attempt to strike-out on their own. The threats to our teenagers are very real and scary in this 21st century world they are growing up in and so very different to those of our own halcyon days, but how can they learn to manage life’s challenges and navigate their own path if we are holding them back for fear of what they might see, do or experience? Inevitably those boundaries will sometimes be pushed, tested and maybe even broken - that is life, that is growing up, that is exploring - after all isn’t life a voyage of discovery and those teenage years have discovery stamped all over them.
This week marks the second year anniversary of the Tweens, Teens & Beyond linky, a collaboration between Sharon, Nicky and I, for those bloggers like us who wanted to share their experiences, passions, and opinions of life beyond the early parenting years. Sadly, however, like all good things it must come to an end
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