The Surprises of Parenting Young Adults (Guest Post)
Surprise!
“No truck parts in the living room”, I chided my young adult son.
When I was growing up, there were five women my home – myself, three sisters and my mom. Dad was the sole male, except for our dog.
Our home was filled discussion about the latest fashion trend, and shaped by the effects of fluctuating estrogen. Various dramas abounded.
So, when I heard myself chastising my son, I momentarily froze and thought if you would have told me twenty years ago, I’d be saying….
If you would have told me twenty years ago I’d be saying…
See my full guest post at The Perennial Gen here.
There are many things we are not told about motherhood. There are many surprises in life in general.
One of those is parenting young adult children.
The focus throughout the childhood years is raising them, feeding, dressing, bathing, teaching, cooking, cleaning and driving them. The ultimate goal is to help produce independent, godly, productive members of society.
As they headed toward adulthood, I think I imagined the hard part would be over. Maybe I dreamed I’d be able to kick back, relax, and coast for the rest of my life.
Wrong.
Flexibility
The flexibility required at this stage rivals the toddler years – except you are twenty years older. Flexibility requires more effort than it used to. Plus, this is about the time reverse puberty sets in for mom.
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