4 going on 14

These days I feel like I must have slept for 10 years, woke up and my son is now a budding teenager. I missed a decade of memories or rather blindsided by the idea that my son is no longer a "baby". It seemed like it happen so fast. I woke up and there it is - everything I say goes from one ear and out the other . The child does not even budge with one nice request. It has to be repeated over and over again. I don't know about you but that can get annoying for awhile. And I'm only human so sometimes my patience is not at its best. I feel like a bad mom or want to run to the library and read up about teenagers and how to deal with them. I remember reading on "What to Expect when you're Expecting" book and the toddler years version. It seems everyone has an idea about the terrible twos but those weren't so terrible on my end. Until three came along follow by four. Now its even more challenging because they start to think for themselves. They go to school and start making friends. It seem everything has to have reasons wither its setting the table or even brushing teeth. No logical reason from mom no action to fullfill from son. sigh! I am preplexed by this stage/point in time. I only have one child and for those that have more than one I commend your bravery and love it takes to do it all day in and day out. Right now I am a SAHM and I am surprised how time flies by so fast yet you're not even done with your list of to do's. Its breakfast, drop off Nate at school then before you know it time to pick him up and then dinner. Then there is that I-hope-it-goes-well-without-a-hitch bedtime. Moms out there can agree that bedtime can test even the most patient moms. I do not expect anything, I simply try to be optimistic..(i.e. I cross my fingers).

I am reading up on discipline, ways to communicate with children in a way that is not going to make me loose my mind. !