As we approach 2021 and Lil Shauna starts her new secondary school journey, I realised that last year was only the tip of the ice berg. Being a teenager is a hard thing and living with a teenager is equally hard.
Lil Shauna is starting to embrace her new-found independence, from shuttling to school via public transport, to taking the train to town to meet her youth group friends, to spending a lot of time in her room, to vocalizing her opinions, to taking on social media... We are learning to let go as she is learning to embrace her new identify.
The differences didn't particularly hit me until the recent cruise trip where we got to spend so much time together again. It was hard to accept that she wasn't as enthusiastic as I thought she would be when just before Covid, the kids embraces all kinds of trips and holidays passionately. She rolled eyes at so many of the cruise activities and suggestions that I brought up that I think she could see her brain multiple times. I am even worried that her eyes wouldn't roll back. Lol. 真的长大了.
Just a few days back, she was upset when a boy classmate found our blog and started sharing her pictures around. While I didn't think it was a big deal bcos I blog about good stuff and post QC approved pictures, it wasnt the case for her. Well, I supposed her reaction is understandable if I stand in her shoe. As such, our blog is now locked up. Not that we have thousands of followers to begin with but I just enjoy using the blog as a diary and I find it so useful to trace back which hotel we stayed, when who started what classes, how bad were their eyesight at which time... the trouble of giving accesses to family and friends are particularly painful though.
Alright, let's continue to embrace and grow together as our precious 1st born treads through these challenging but also exciting teenager years. For one, she is totally enjoying her school, her CCA and her youth groups. PTL.
Mummy Lim
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