‘Why I Hate My Children’s Pre-Teen Years So Hard’
And not because her children were so annoying then.
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Magic
“It started about four years ago,” Katie writes Scary Mommy. ‘And you know? At first I liked it: no more lies about Santa Claus and no more sneaking into their room at night to put money under their pillow from the tooth fairy. But later I realized that this also passed the magic and a certain phase in my children’s life. ‘
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Twinkle
When Katie’s kids were young, a twinkle appeared in their eyes at birthday parties. They raved about Easter egg hunt and screeched when they got a present. But once that phase was over, I felt worthless. I was left with groans instead of screeching, indifference instead of excitement, and grumpy kids too busy to participate in family traditions. ” Suddenly, Katie’s teenagers no longer needed her for everything – and that hit the blogger a lot.
“It feels lonely sometimes to watch your children grow up,” Katie concludes her blog. ‘But it is true: this phase also has so many beautiful things.’
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