[Warren_Piece]

Thanks, retrokitten. My son turns 10 this October. Up till now, he's considered me the smartest man on earth. He is just now discovering I don't have all the answers. By the time he reaches 14, I'll be a clueless blithering idiot in his eyes. By the time he grows up and has chilren of his own, I'll be a genius again.

And, pardon my frankness, but last night my wife informed me that our daughter was getting, er, "buds". Has to wear an undershirt from now on. How the heck can this happen??? She's started talking on the phone for long periods of time, and watching Disney pre-teen shows instead of cartoons.

Scares me to death. This is all happening too fast.

How anyone can find parenting boring is beyond me. Maybe terrifying, heartbreaking, and endlessly funny. But BORING?

[Gabz]

How anyone can find parenting boring is beyond me. Maybe terrifying, heartbreaking, and endlessly funny. But BORING?

AMEN.

[retrokitten]

By the time he reaches 14, I'll be a clueless blithering idiot in his eyes. By the time he grows up and has chilren of his own, I'll be a genius again.

LOL!! Isn't that the truth? The other day I was talking to my brother and said, "I guess mom and dad were right after all." Then I paused and added, "But don't tell them I said that." We cracked up.

How the heck can this happen???

I wish I knew! My neice is 8 and it's the same thing! I don't remember being so "worldly" at 8. I was all about Cabbage Patch Kids and Barbie back then. She loves when I get her clothes, but it's getting harder and harder to find things that are cute and trendy and not skanky. I mean, come on, hip-huggers for little girls??? They don't even have hips!

Guess, I got off on a tangent there, but I have no doubt you and your wife will survive the teen years and raise two great adults. :-)