Did I Enjoy My First Summer With A Teenager?

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This summer, Booey became a teenager! It only seems 5 minutes ago that she was a little dot, now she is growing up. I had my reservations as to what this summer would be like. Booey has changed almost overnight. She is still a funny, friendly, lovely girl, but she is most definitely not a baby any more. Would she still want to be around me as much?

teenager teenagers outside together

I wrote about how unsure I was about this at the beginning of the holidays (you can read that post here).  Teenage girls are a curious thing. One minute they are your best friend, the next they hate you and never want to speak to you again. Although Booey and I have a good relationship, I know that she isn’t going to want to be with me all of the time. So how did this work out over the summer for us?

Well, the first week was good. We had a day at the beach with one of her friends and we began a weekly tradition of going to a shopping centre together and window shopping before we did our weekly food shop. Then Booey spent the next 2 weeks in Spain with my sister, my niece and my mum (my mum lives in Spain, they went to visit her). I missed her so much while she was gone. We talked via video chat every night, but it wasn’t the same as having her here. There were a lot of tears when I picked her up from the airport.

For the rest of the holidays, we did spend a bit of time together. She did go out with her friends a bit, in fact the first week she was back from Spain I barely saw her! But on the whole we spent a lot more time together than I expected which was brilliant! There were a few days where we got on each others nerves, usually days when I ask her to put her washing out or tidy her room, but it was mostly good.

mother and teenager walking on heathland

We went out for lunch a few times, something which we both really enjoyed. So, as we can’t go to the shopping centre weekly whilst Booey is at school, we have decided to have an “afterschool date” instead. One day a week we meet at the pub by the supermarket (Soft drinks only!) and we have a cola and a bowl of chips and catch up properly with each other before we do the shopping. As of writing this post we have only done this once, but it was really nice.

Overall, my first summer with a teenager was better than I expected. I hope that Booey and I will still have this great relationship next summer and we can make more memories together.

teenager having lunch

Take care everyone.

JakiJellz
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