Posted by Dinah on June 30, 2006, at 8:31:21
In reply to Re: I don't know how to be a mother to an older child » Dinah, posted by annierose on June 29, 2006, at 22:51:41
Thanks, Annierose. I'll look that up.
My son is this smart sensitive wonderful little boy. The other day he disagreed with something I said. And he said something like "I understand why you might feel that way, and I'm sure many people would, but I prefer..." He sounded like a forty year old therapist instead of a little boy. At least with me. When he's with his dad, he's just as polite but a whole lot sillier, thank heavens.
The pediatrician looked over his glasses at our last checkup when I asked what I should know with the upcoming year. He used to give us developmental tips. He looked at my son, looked at my husband and I (I think he was surprised we both still came) and said I needed to know lots. That my son would shortly start thinking we were the stupidest people around, and he'd think that until he was in his twenties. And mentioned something about him having extra trouble because he was an only that made me feel about six inches tall because I thought he probably meant something specific about our interaction.
It's hard to think of my careful overly empathetic son letting us know that he thinks we're idiots. But as you say, puberty changes everything. I remember being a handful myself around that age.
So much to look forward to. :)
I'll look into those books and start doing my homework.
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