u/EA_Unfolded

Nobody warned me that parenting teenagers could feel a little like grief.

Not because anything is wrong.

Just because they need you differently than they used to.

The conversations get shorter. They spend more time in their room. Some days it feels like you only see pieces of them in passing.

I know it's normal. I know it's healthy.

But sometimes I still miss the little kid who wanted to tell me everything.

Does anyone else struggle with this stage?