Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

I’m Still Just a Kid At Heart

by Christine on January 13th, 2008

My daughter had a sleepover birthday party to go to last night. We went to the store yesterday morning to buy her friend a gift. As we were strolling the aisles of the store I said, “Do you want me to buy you the new Hannah Montana CD?” She thought it was a real treat. I was buying her a CD and it wasn’t even her birthday or anything. If only she knew I was buying it because I wanted to listen to it. I like that new song Miley has on the radio; See You Again. It sounds a little like the song I Wear My Sunglasses At Night by Corey Hart from my day. But I couldn’t buy a Hannah Montana CD for myself. I’m a grown woman. ;) Plus we love to turn to the stereo up high and dance together. The Hannah Montana CD will give us something new to rock out too.

Last night the kids were playing a game on the Wii. I’ve acquired a little bit of an unhealthy obsession with the Wii, so I sat down and began to watch them play. After I put the younger kids to bed, our oldest and I started a game of Mario Party 8. We were battling in some mini-games and I’m a little ashamed to admit he beat me in just about every game. But we were having a great time, playing and laughing and talking. Next thing I knew it was almost 2am and I was exhausted.

As I laid in bed last night I thought about when I was a tween or young teenager. The first few times I went to visit my mom for the summer after she had moved out East, my grandma flew with me. My grandma, mom and I would stay up late playing Coleco Vision. We would hoop and holler. On week nights when my mom had to work the next day she would go to bed early, but Grandma and I would stay up playing. More then once Mom had to come down and tell us to be quiet. It was a great time. And now over twenty years later I still think back to that time with a big smile on my face.

It’s times like these I really love being a mom. This one-on-one time were we let everything else go and just enjoy each other’s company. Dancing with my daughter. Playing Wii with my teenager. These are the fun things they will always remember. And the moments I will always cherish.

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