Dear Teen

Our relationship is changing, as it has every day from the moment you were born.  But it is so very different now.  I need to let go more than ever before and trust I’ve taught you right.  But I’m still legally, morally, and financially responsible for you, so things are so much more complicated than you realize.

I’ve lost my side kick and gained a mortal enemy, one that I still need to love and help grow and flourish.  That is akin to watching Superman try to say, as he lies on the floor, weak from the Kryptonite Lex Luthor is holding over him, “Please grab something nutritious from the fridge before you go out, and, oh, is your homework done?  I love you, have a great day!!!!!” 

Yes, I know, you don’t need me anymore.  Except when you want money, a ride, that new gadget, movie, cd or a new pair of boots, etc.  I know how it is.  Then I’m the most important person in the world.  A “Yes” response makes me the best Mommy in the world and a “No” response makes me worse than Charles Manson.   I know my place.  I am to sit quietly in the kitchen awaiting the opportunity to wait on you hand and foot.  There is no reason for me to even have that radio in the corner, because there is the station it is currently set on is so offensive you turn it off the second you walk in the room, if I happen to need to use the restroom.  I’m fairly certain you get this attitude toward me from your father; after all he left me this morning with “I’m not sure who is doing laundry around here, but can I get some whites done?”

I know its hard to believe, but I used to be a beautiful, vibrant, young lady.  I used to have the world lying at my feet, ready for me to conquer it, just like you.  I haven’t always been a nasty piece of road-kill.  Please remember that when you dismiss me, treat me like an idiot, and try to explain to me how I am wrong.  All parents want more for their kids than what they had.  Me?  I just want you to embrace life, not settle for mediocrity, and be the absolute best you that you can be.  Don’t waste your life.  Don’t be your mother.

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