You know that everything changes, but you’re seldom prepared when it comes to your children. 61 years fly by, suddenly they’re teenagers. They’re all grown up with plans 62 their own.
At parents, we want to hold tightly to those precious and unforgettable 63 (moment) when she 64 (lose)her tooth and you were the Tooth Fairy, or when you bought his baseball glove and taught him with great patience 65 (hold) a bat. Your girl looks more like a young woman now; your son is becoming a man. If you’re fighting those changes, you may get tired. But if you welcome the changes 66 (merry), you’ll be young at heart.
Parents have to change, too---you can’t avoid it. It’s 67 (nature) for you to miss the years when they were cute and when you were 68 center of their world. As a courageous parent aware of the process of life 69 you’re involved in, you accept the changes and move forward in tears. Sometimes you’ll thankful that 70 (be) a teenager is not a permanent condition.