This has been a really teen issue week,
First off our
daughter is leaving for the weekend to a good friend of hers cottage and 17
girls are going and 7 boys. To sleepover in tents. This was not an easy decision
for us. I had many many conversations with the hosting Mother about it and
expressed my concerns and got total reasurrance.This is all new. We are
trusting our girl. This scares me.
Secondly after
dinner tonight both boys put their phones away and ask Beauty to put hers away
and take her down to basement and closed the doors for more than half an hour and
I can hear them engaged in deep and serous conversations. I wanted so much to listen
with my ear to the door, but I chose not to. I could hear their tones and disappointment
but I also heard my daughter listening and speaking.
I was dying to
know but I did not ask. When the boys came up they both hugged me and said
"having a teen girl is so hard!"
I am so grateful
that the three of them share something so special. And I am so happy that she
has the boys and that they have a little sister. I am grateful that she has
lots of older people looking out for her. I was happy that the boys chose not
to tattle on her as they usually do and deal with her directly. It made my
heart swell with pride.
I won’t ever know
what was said tonight in those 30 minutes but I totally trust that whatever it
was it was good for all of them.
This week I have completely
trusted in the capability of our three children
And doing this?
Feels right and good no matter the outcome
