“This too shall pass” Who said this wise thing?
I did when I was about 26 yrs old and was talking to my husband’s sister about her two teenage boys and who was struggling with their high school marks, and studies and teenage issues.
I looked at her straight in the face and told her it would all turn out just fine.
I was 25 and was pregnant with my first son at the time. The innocence of ignorant bliss!
To actually think that changing diapers and breastfeeding was even an ounce as difficult as the bigger issues that would lay ahead. Physically, baby stage much harder but emotionally…not even close. Both distinct periods with distinct challenges. Lucky us to get to experience both if you look at it positively.
But I knew back then what I should know now. It’s all just a phase. The days are long but the years are short. Blink your eyes twice and they will be finished college and married (you hope and pray).
So I remind myself of that bit of wisdom I so graciously provided..that my sister in law to this day many many years later repeats back to me and reminds me that I said that.
And I close my eyes shut, and unclench my fists just long enough to ponder if I want these phases to pass by as quickly as possibly because of how hard they are..or if I want to bask in every hard but delicious moment before I am an empty nester wishing these moments back again.
And I find myself praying a lot lately even though I am not really religious,and don’t really know exactly what I am seeking exactly either.
Teenage years are hard. And blissful too.
(maybe they are making me crazy)?
(maybe they are making me crazy)?
