It had to do with this "in-between" stage of one minute being a kid, the next minute being a teen, emotions, etc.
We had not even seen a glimpse of the trouble in his little heart.
He's such a fun-loving, care-free kid.
We sat him down and gently asked some questions.
As tears were welling up in his eyes I could see the hurt feelings, and the complete confusion about life and how to handle it.
He doesn't know why he's feeling this way, acting this way, or why kids have to be so cruel.
He didn't shy away from us, and was honest when he couldn't explain his actions or feelings.
We realized that he needed us to sit him down and just CARE.
It isn't that we don't; not at all!
But when you have older children and busy schedules, sometimes the youngest gets lost in the shuffle.
After our talk, the difference in his countenance was amazing.
In fact, the rest of the night he wouldn't leave us alone.
We sat with another child for a few minutes to "get into their life", and the same result: this one kept following us, too!
They plopped on our bed and just wanted to talk...about nothing big.
In fact, most of what they said was just goofy.
But they felt safe with us.
They knew we loved them and cared.
Eventually, we had to make them "scram" so we could have our bed back.
Have you sat down one on one with your kids lately and just asked them how they're doing with friends, the boy/girl thing, school work?
They are in a world we know so little about.
Do it!!
There is so little time, and even your teenagers are dying to know that you CARE.
It won't be long before you're kicking them off your bed, too!
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