Well I have come upon a point that I was not ready for. My beautiful teenage girl has come to a place where she is looking to me to help her understand an unknown mystery......
THE TEENAGE BOY.......
After a fabulous evening at the military ball, and 10 hours straight of texting between the two of them the very next day, for some reason, unknown to all of us, he has quit communicating with her. She's perplexed. She has stepped so far out of her comfort zone with this young man, texting first, calling to ask him to the movies, buying him a valentines day card AND his favorite candy. But alas, nothing. No response texts, no to the movies and not so much as a thank you for the Valentine Card and Candy.
I'm torn between being several females here. First there is the teenage girl inside that remembers all too well what it feels like to be that girl that desperately just wants to noticed, wants desperately for him to think she's beautiful, and longs for him to just once hold her hand as they walk throught the school hallway. Second, there's the best friend girl that wants to take the young man and push him up against the wall and say "what are you thinking? Why are you ignoring my girl? Why did you give her the impression that you wanted to be her boyfriend and then leave her hanging?"
And last, but certainly not least, is the mom that says "honey, dating is not worth it right now, you need to focus on your grades, do not worry about boys or boyfriends or anything like that. There are more important things in life like being grounded in Christ."
While I want to wrap her in bubble wrap and protect her from all of the pain and heartache that comes along with dating and crushes and puppy love, I know that these things will happen whether I wrap her in bubble wrap or not. I am sure there is not enough bubble wrap in the world to protect her from heartache that will come, so with that in mind, I will choose to be the Mom who points her to the unfailing, everlasting, never changing, enduring, unconditional love that can only come from God.
And pray, lots of praying....and maybe many nights of ice cream, reese's peanut cups and girl talk.
It may be a bumpy ride....but I am looking forward to the journey....
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