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Milestone: Eldest child hits 18!
I'm just spouting here. Today I feel old, yet I'm mid 40s. My eldest daughter today is 18. We had a family party for her yesterday and it was lovely.
It's so crazy where the years go. As I sit here, the 3.5 year old plays Duplo by the sofa on a lazy Sunday, the two other late teenagers upstairs and still not out of bed, I wonder what happens when they all leave and the house becomes peaceful.
I have a long time to go with the youngest having arrived while I'm in the later years for having a child, he will practically grow up a single sibling. Holidays are certainly going to get cheaper in the long term.
Congrats! When the youngest leaves the house, you might already be a grandparent and have your hands full again! ;)
Are you telling me that there isn't any peace and quiet?
NNNNNNnnnnnooooooooo!
All joking aside, this thought has crossed my mind. I may be inundated with a revolving door of looking after grandkids and still have no time for my own hobbies.
Congratulations! My daughter is about 2 months away from turning 13, and I'm kind of reeling over where the time went.
Wow, I remember my daughter hitting that age as well. You have much to look forward to, and fear.
The worst of it was the falling out with rubbish friends who stalked her and cyber bullied her on Snapchat, something that couldn't have happened in my youth. Having to get the school involved and other parents.
The best of it was the family time on holidays, seeing her happy. The achievements she hit and making herself proud. Honestly, trying to get a teenage girl to believe in herself is a feat in itself.
Good luck!