I know this sounds crazy but my kids are growing up and I don't want them too!!! My son is the oldest, he will turn 11 this summer. He's changing so much. Voice getting deeper, hairs popping up in new places (yikes), puberty is here too soon!!! He informed me tonight that Easter Egg hunts are for little kids, and that he is too big for that now. Gosh, I wanted to cry. What's there to look forward too with the teenage years fastly approaching? I know that sounds bad. If only they could stay 10 and under forever!!!
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Why do they have to grow up?
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tiffyof6ntwins
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Ah i feel you. my oldest daughter is 12 and just entered "woman hood" and yet it always seems like just yesterday when you held them for the first time. But with 4 younger siblings she always enteracting with the different fun stuff at holidays. she may physically be 12 but shes only 5 at heart lol. my oldest son just turned 10 and its odd how going from 9 to 10 seems like such a HUGE step. it will never make any sense and they will always be out "little babies"
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MY 12 year old daughter changed radically from when she was 11. Yeah I sort of reminisce to when she was younger. We had a lot of fun together.
This year she has been homeschooled and I regret it and I don't. Some kids just need extra everything that a good school can provide. I was just worn out.
This year she has been homeschooled and I regret it and I don't. Some kids just need extra everything that a good school can provide. I was just worn out.
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HazelWings
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I had to smile, because the other week when I asked my almost-8-year-old son what he'd like the Easter bunny to bring him in his basket, he tells me, "Mom, there's no such thing as the Easter bunny, it's just someone in a costume. Didn't you know that?" Where he figured that out, I don't know since he still believes in Santa 
My daughter, on the other hand, is a complete handful and I'm anxious for her to get a bit older and out of this difficult toddler stage.
My daughter, on the other hand, is a complete handful and I'm anxious for her to get a bit older and out of this difficult toddler stage.
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I wish I could slow down time! Being a widowed Dad, having a son is the most wonderful blessing. He's almost 9, and is just a terrific kid. I know his mom would be so proud of him. I'm almost sad that he has to grow up. But alas, the teenage years are rapidly approaching, the time when Dad will go from being the best Daddy in the world, to being 'stupid' and 'embarrassing.' Ah, well... I made it through that time period with my own father, and we're now very close. I'm sure we'll make it!
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Okay, I was just reading for fun, but I need to say something, maybe for me, maybe for you all.
Our eldest will be 22 on Easter...I can't even imagine where the years went. Only yesterday he was a new born and now, he's an adult with 2 military tours under his belt.
Our second, however was 18 when he died this past June. I can't see the kids, or hear of someone elses kids without thinking about him and how he was just in my arms and will never in this lifetime be in my arms again.
I guess the point is this, often when our kids are little, we take them for granted, or get easily frustrated, but you never know how long you have or what they will grow to be. Cherish each moment, love them with everything you have, even love them in letting them grow up. Hold them as tightly as you can, even if that means letting the go. Never take them for granted, never assume they will always be there to comfort you, but instead, thank God every day for them, and pray for them and let them know how precious they are, let them know without doubt they are loved.
Our third is lazy as a fence, and yet the apple of our eye.
Our fourth is our only girl and just coming into the realization that it is okay to be a girl.
Our baby is 11, wow, and stubborn as all get out.
Each still only a baby, each stealing our hearts in their own way and each, loved with a passion to rival any. Hold them close and lock them in your heart.
Our eldest will be 22 on Easter...I can't even imagine where the years went. Only yesterday he was a new born and now, he's an adult with 2 military tours under his belt.
Our second, however was 18 when he died this past June. I can't see the kids, or hear of someone elses kids without thinking about him and how he was just in my arms and will never in this lifetime be in my arms again.
I guess the point is this, often when our kids are little, we take them for granted, or get easily frustrated, but you never know how long you have or what they will grow to be. Cherish each moment, love them with everything you have, even love them in letting them grow up. Hold them as tightly as you can, even if that means letting the go. Never take them for granted, never assume they will always be there to comfort you, but instead, thank God every day for them, and pray for them and let them know how precious they are, let them know without doubt they are loved.
Our third is lazy as a fence, and yet the apple of our eye.
Our fourth is our only girl and just coming into the realization that it is okay to be a girl.
Our baby is 11, wow, and stubborn as all get out.
Each still only a baby, each stealing our hearts in their own way and each, loved with a passion to rival any. Hold them close and lock them in your heart.
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HazelWings
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My son is right behind yours and I was just thinking the other day how in the world I'm going to teach him to shave?! On second thought, I want time to speed up for my daughter but slow down for my son
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Maybe the teenage years won't be as bad as we think they are. You sound like a great dad, and I'm sure your son will always consider you as his "best friend". Staying close is the most important thing you can do!
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razzelflabben
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"best friend" through the teen years, I laugh...have yet to meet a parent where that was the case. Let me offer you something I learned from our eldest. All kids have to break ties as teens, it's how they discover they can be an adult. For some kids/parents its a traumatic break, for others it's a blip, but they all have to do it. Don't get to emotional about it, rather apply understanding, and love them through it...just a thought for what it's worth...
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My 9 year old son and I can wear the same flip-flops and I don't have small feet! They definitely grow up too fast. I can remember when he fit in the crook of my arm just perfectly as an infant. lol
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My 9 year old son and I can wear the same flip-flops and I don't have small feet! They definitely grow up too fast. I can remember when he fit in the crook of my arm just perfectly as an infant.
My daughter's feet are nearly the same size as mine. Already. She's taking after her daddy's side of the family. I was hoping she'd take after my side and stay petite.... like me!
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I know how you feel! My son is turning 11 next month. Our relationship is changing too. He does not seem as "close" to me either He is very independent now and little things he doesn't want me doing for him anymore. I understand he is growing up but its a learning experience. He is just growing up so fast!
He is very independent now and little things he doesn't want me doing for him anymore. I understand he is growing up but its a learning experience. He is just growing up so fast!
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I know what you mean. My son use to come up to me and hug me for no reason and tell me that he loved me - he has quit doing it so much now He'll be 11 in two more months and he has become so indepedent - which is a good thing I guess. It seems just like yesterday that I fixed his hair for him every morning and brushed his teeth too!! Just got to grin and bare it - unfortunately we can't keep them little forever.
He'll be 11 in two more months and he has become so indepedent - which is a good thing I guess. It seems just like yesterday that I fixed his hair for him every morning and brushed his teeth too!! Just got to grin and bare it - unfortunately we can't keep them little forever.
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