Not all sunshine and roses
Raising a teenager is hard. I am very thankful for the support Jesse has given while I suddenly find myself with a kid that seems to hate me no matter what I do. His biggest issue is that I have too many rules. Kid, it wasn’t that long ago that I was a kid myself and I want way better for you. I want dances and dorm rooms and the true college experience that I missed out on. I want you to learn from your mistakes and become better than me. As hard as it is to admit it I think that the harder things get with him the more I feel like I’m losing myself and treading water on my own. Don’t get me wrong I don’t regret my decision to raise Aiden as a young mom. He will make it in the end. He may not know I see it but I see all the good. I see the kid who wanted (and inevitably did) buy a bike for a 4 year old who only wanted a new pair of shoes for Christmas, the kid who used some of his Christmas money to buy his sister a Baby Shark book during our trip to the aquarium for my nieces 2nd...