Fifteen years old,
Head full of wonder
Mind full of gloom.
A marvel in her mothers
eyes.
Sensitive, creative, stubborn
Confused, rational, irrational.
Pretty, hair of the rainbow.
Today pink, tomorrow black.
Poet, artist
A Talent
“Mom, I hate you”
“Mom, I love you”
“Daughter I love you”
Forever and always.
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OMG, that's teenage girl in a nutshell!Can't wait!
You nailed it. My daughter is only 9, but I know it's coming.
So true and so sweet. Good one!
Yes but the boys just grunt. At least you know the girls mood for that second.My 55 is here
ah Teenage years! Always so interesting!
So true....I love this "hair of the rainbow.Today pink, tomorrow black."
And your ending "Mom I hate you" really struck a cord.
I once wrote a poem when my daughter was about that age.
"A dreamt my daughter hated me and said she always would..."
Thanks for the memory!
Cute poem.
yup, i too also had a lot of angst and hate going on when i was 15.
Happy Friday
!
Sweet. Sweet. Sweet.
I heard many hate you's but I get many more love you's.
Hey, been there, done that. As we say, "Take what you like and leave the rest!" Have a great weekend!!
that could seriously be a country song.....well done;)
You have this so right! I went through it with my daughter, and now I'm watching her go though it with hers. Recently, she said to me, "I don't know why you didn't kill me."
Oh that is so true my friend. Very well written and very accurate. Have a great weekend :)
VL...
Once again I'm very impressed!
Excellent 55.
Truer words were never spoken!
Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic talent with us all..
You Rock!
Have a Kick ass Week-End...G
It's not a lot easier with teenage sons I can tell you.
The good news is this phase does pass. And as long as you hang onto that last line, it will all work out fine.
Never had a daughter but I survived three sons, now all adults. One is getting married May 7th. At last, a girl in my family!
Four girls and two boys later, I am still not sure what side of list I am on at times. Like you, there is no question of my love for them, even if its the so called tough love needed at times.
Ah, so you, too, have a teenage girl. Mine's just getting started.
I can relate, when my son started to look at me with an expression of:
"who made YOU my mother?"
Ha! thanks for visiting my site.
That was fabulous. Fifteen was a while ago, but I remember it pretty well...you could have been writing about me! My oldest is just coming up on 10...I have a few years before I have to deal with this from the other side of the table...
Thank you so much for your comments on my 55 today as well. Appreciate your visit & thoughts!
I've not gotten an I hate you (yet?) but I have certainly felt the disdain a teen can throw at you. They know I love them regardless.
I try to remember that someday my daughter will have a daughter just like her, just like I did. Uh, yeah.
You nailed this one. Perfectly.
That got me. I remember that range of emotions. What mothers endure! Perhaps this is why tears accompany our every joy.
I love that! It says it perfectly!
and even though at times it seems like she doesnt understnad that she does....and one day she will make sure you know that...
You captured the angst of adolescence perfectly. Loved this 55.
PG
Aren't these just the most precious of years?! (I have to think that way with a 12 and 14 year old.)
Brilliantly put: trying to find and create themselves, pushing and pulling, all at the same time. LOVED it!
Ah, the wonderful years of being a teen! How do I NOT miss those!
Cute poem. I hope she has read it.
Isn’t that the story of almost every mother daughter relationship…well written almost like a song…have a nice weekend!
That's what we Mums do. Keep the love going, no matter what!
The essence of a teenage girl - I don't have kids but I can understand the meaning in there!
So goes the circle of life. :)
And it never ends. My Mom doesn't know how to comment on my blog, so she e-mails me with her thoughts...and corrections. ;)
she will come around,
15 is a confusing number...
let it go,
Happy Saturday!
I hope it's not this way with boys....cuz that scares me...too much emotional ups and downs. Such a great poem though...reminds me of when I was 15.
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award for you,
Happy Sunday!
I totally loved this 55! So very true. "Daughter, I love you." My baby turns 14 today. I just wrote a little post about that, and now reading this, it just fits so well! Well done! :)
/Jo.
You NAILED it!!!! And don't we just wait for those days when they say I Love You??
Lindsey Petersen
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