So, I have finally done it. I have graduated with my BA in literature and writing. Yay! However, there is also a feeling that somehow I am not as complete as I thought I would be. I thought I would somehow be bestowed with a feeling of empowerment. I’m not.
Instead, I feel like I have digressed because I know now that I know nothing in the greater scheme of things-- Especially when it comes to parenting teens -- who think they are empowered by some unseen force.
I have a child about to turn 13--next week as a matter of fact. I also have a 40-something husband and father of the teenager “to be.” At times it is almost impossible to tell the two apart. Their behavior is so alike and sooooo frustrating! They are continuously butting heads. It’s like there are both vying for the head honcho of the family.
Neither of the two wants to listen to the other. Each believes with all of his might that he is right and that is that. Each wants to do what he wants to do and believes that the other should do it also. They jump to conclusions at the same time and reversals occur that put my head into a flat spin.
My question is . . . How do I get them to realize who is really the boss? Me . . . by virtue of motherhood!
