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The plan was for me to take the step(ish) granddaughters, 9 and 12, out for a shopping trip tomorrow, to get something(s) special for back-to-school. It's something we do every year.
The 9-year-old is excited; she's still my cheerful little buddy. The 12-year-old, who has morphed into a moody pre-teen with a perpetual <shrug> and "I don't know" as an answer to everything "isn't sure she wants to go". Fine.
I can sure remember when I had one of those moody pre-teens at home. Now I have *three* more of them coming up and I'm not sure I have the strength for it. The shrugging, the side-eyes, the I-will-not-be-pleased-with-ANYTHING!, The odd thing is that it skipped my granddaughter. She wasn't the moody type. The two 9-year-olds will be morphing to the Dark Side in a couple of years, I fear. I have a few more years before the 6-year-old gets there.
The only thing that keeps me from screaming is that experience shows that they'll turn back into perfectly delightful girls after a while......I hope, I hope, I hope.
The 9-year-old is excited; she's still my cheerful little buddy. The 12-year-old, who has morphed into a moody pre-teen with a perpetual <shrug> and "I don't know" as an answer to everything "isn't sure she wants to go". Fine.
I can sure remember when I had one of those moody pre-teens at home. Now I have *three* more of them coming up and I'm not sure I have the strength for it. The shrugging, the side-eyes, the I-will-not-be-pleased-with-ANYTHING!, The odd thing is that it skipped my granddaughter. She wasn't the moody type. The two 9-year-olds will be morphing to the Dark Side in a couple of years, I fear. I have a few more years before the 6-year-old gets there.
The only thing that keeps me from screaming is that experience shows that they'll turn back into perfectly delightful girls after a while......I hope, I hope, I hope.
