Raising teens again!

Way back when in 1969 when I was a Senior in High school, one day in a class we were supposed to be ready to say what we wanted to be in the future. Even back then, I felt pressure to say something awesome like get a college degree, but even though I was the oldest of 9, all I wanted to do was get married and have children. But that was not cool, I thought, so I said I wanted to be a secretary. Now despite being the fastest typist in typing class or the second fastest in Shorthand, I didn’t really want to be a secretary at a “boring” job.
Fast forward a few years, I married and had kids. I really did enjoy everything having to do with raising kids! It was what I excelled at, even parenting teens, although of course I was far from perfect. I worked at various jobs too and did lots of volunteering, but being a mom was my favorite role.
BUT, society still did not put a lot of value on my position, so I felt insecure at times. One time I actually waited an hour or so till a granddaughter came over before I did certain chores, because I didn’t want her to tell her mom that I was lazy. Good grief, it’s not like I sat around eating bonbons and watching TV all day!
So now, here we are 53 years later after High school & I get to be a “mom” of 2 teens again, and guess what, I still love it! Surprised? No. I’ve had 20 years in our empty nest to express myself with photography, more volunteering, leading women’s small group bible studies, teaching ESL, tap dancing, being a Wellness advocate with Doterra, being a Weight Watcher leader, learning Hebrew, Mandarin & Portuguese, playing Pickleball, and many more things! Nothing we learn is wasted. It all builds upon the foundation.
Moral of the story? Don’t let anyone or society tell you what you should be doing! Follow your instincts. Who knows, maybe you will grow up to be a Supermom/Supergrandma too! ☺️