End of an Era
August 31st, 2009 | 
Author: And its the start of a new one. My baby girl starts high school today. High school. As in the last school she will go to before college.
In the morning I will drop her off at the same high school that I went to. She will make all the wonderful and not so wonderful memories that high school forces us to have. She will endure the absolute cattiness that only teenage girls are capable of showing. She will learn to manage her time. She will learn how to really study. She will start learning how to break free from me, so that she can spread her wings.
It seems like yesterday I was holding her hand and walking into kindergarten with her. Giving her that reassuring hug that everything will be ok. That mom will be there when the bell rings to pick her up, and that we will get ice cream.
Now I’m there for her when her friends start fighting and try to draw her into the middle. I’m there when her boyfriend is being a douche. I’m there when her friends are having problems and have no where else to turn.
I’m the mother of a high schooler. Its a whole new game. I don’t know the rules. I don’t know what to do. This is where I’m supposed to step back a bit and watch her live. Let her live. Watch her make mistakes. Help her when she fails. Let her fail. I’m not sure I can do that. I don’t know how to do that.
I’ve watched Taylor grow over these past 14 1/2 years. I can see the little girl from years ago. I see the young woman she is. I can see the woman she is trying so desperately to become. I hear her speak her mind. I listen to her talk about her ideas and her opinions on world views. And she impresses me. I have no idea how I’m so lucky to have her as my daughter.
Tomorrow, I have to let her spread her wings. And I don’t think I’m ready. But I will do it. She deserves it.
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If I had to give her one piece of advice to last her through high school, it would be this: BOYS ARE DUMB.
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Mine would be : CONDOMS BREAK!
::ahem::
Seriously though – Taylor is an amazing amazing young woman and she is going to do great.
And if some boy or some bitches break her hurt, I’ll bring a baseball bat and a shovel.
Good luck at high school Taylor!
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My advice for Taylor:
HIGH SCHOOL IS SO MUCH COOLER IN THE NORTHWEST.
Ahem.
Have fun tomorrow!
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Oh man, and I thought kindergarten with my last was hard. I can’t even imagine. I cried like my heart was breaking, it truly is the end of an era. Plus, it makes me feel ooooold! Tell Taylor, Good Luck and I echo the thoughts of the first responder. Boys are super-dumb (just not mine!)
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Eeek, that is so exciting! She’ll be fine and so will you, until she is about to graduate. That will be even more exciting and scary!
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She’s the young woman she is because you’re the woman you are. You have every reason to be proud!
She’s going to make mistakes, and so are you. But you’ll learn, and you’ll find your way just as you did when she went to school for the very first time.
*HUG*
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YES, condoms totally break. And also? DON’T EAT ANY BROWNIES FROM COOKING CLASS. Oh ya, and that’s not really sugar…
Just kidding
(about the last one). I did happen to eat a whole train of pot brownies in cooking class. Now that was accidental I tell you, because who would put pot in brownies? Apparently the stoners. And then they give it to the somewhat geeky girl.
Yah but I guess this isn’t exactly helping eh?
Taylor will do fine, don’t worry! She has a wonderful mother like you to guide her!
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And by train I mean TRAY. Sorry, I’m a knob
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“I have no idea how I’m so lucky to have her as my daughter.” I have an inkling, something about apples not falling far from the tree.
In other news, your post reminds me that it will never end. After preK, comes K, after elementary, middle school, after that high school, and then college… and then marriage (if she so chooses), and then kids… one of the reasons I find motherhood so rewarding is because it forces me to navigate the line between
oops… between caring so much and letting go. I got cut off.
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