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My two youngest are both now high schoolers. My baby girl is a hs freshman now.
It's such an odd thing to think about. I remember staying awake all night when they were sick, holding them when they were babies. I think about teaching my kids to ride bicycles. I think about teaching my 22yo to drive. I've recently been letting my 13&14 yo's drive on the back county roads, and on the beach.
I'm a grandparent now. My 22yo has two kids himself, and is doing all the new parent things I remember doing for him. Watching my kids grow up and face the same things I did, and how they navigate the world is so far out. I've talked to my parents about how they felt watching their grandkids grow up, and how I feel watching my own grandkids grow up. It's so wild calling myself a grandparent. My kids were just babbies a couple weeks ago weren't they?
My oldest is turning 6 later this year. I can't believe how fast we've gotten to this point. I know there is still so much time left with all of them but it feels like they are just slipping through my fingers.