“Tween”

Almost a teen- stuck in between.
One world that protects you from the fall and another world that can feel  like a free fall.
But even though you may not see me as you walk more into that world of independence – don’t  doubt that I am here –  Just watching from the shadows, quietly lifting you up, encouraging you to fly.
My role in your life is starting to change as you move further towards creating a life that is yours.
and it may seem as though I have begun to fade –
but as your mother I know something that you can’t possibly understand.   It is now , more then ever before, that you will need me.
My role has been  to be there to protect you from falling and now I will be there to pick you up when you do – because you will and sometimes it will hurt more then other times. Sometimes we both will cry as you stumble and make those mistakes that can feel impossible to fix. But we will fix them together. So see, I am not as invisible as you have made me be- I am just standing in the shadows – quietly waiting until you need me and cheering you on from  the shadows for those times when you don’t.

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