No matter how old your children get, they will still make you laugh, surprise you with how clever they are, make you want to burst with pride and all that lovely stuff that makes you want to squeeze them tight when they are little.
I really loved having toddlers. So much that I’m a childminder, I think they are wonderful. And as my own children grew I worried that I would lose that wonder, that connection, that awe and amazement at how special my children were.
You don’t. I have two teens and a pre teen now. They make me proud everyday, I love listening to their stories, I wonder how they know so much and became so kind. Even though they no longer fit on my laps, I get the warmest hugs.
Honestly, I wish I knew that having older children was as joyful and rewarding as having little ones, I wouldn’t have worried. I know I shouldn’t have, but you always think life is going too fast and that the best years are behind us. They aren’t.
Now I worry about them leaving home instead and empty nest syndrome 