It Takes Me Longer to Leave the House With My Teens Than it Did When They Were Toddlers

Do you remember the days when your kids were little and you had to tie their shoes and it took them exactly 8 minutes to tie their coat? You had to start planning hours before you wanted to go anywhere, and many times you just stayed home because the very thought of suiting everyone up to go somewhere took so much out of you that you knew you couldn’t do it in real life.

You wanted them to be independent and couldn’t wait for the day when they could get themselves ready and get in the damn ca...