Why did everyone no longer a teenager automatically dismiss any feeling you had then? Who cared if he’d grow out of it? That didn’t make it any less true in those painful and euphoric days when it was happening. The truth was always now, even if you were young. Especially if you were young.
It’s interesting to note as parents how easily we say you’ll grow out of it, knowing full well from experience you won’t? These experiences end up defining who you are or who you’ll become. I know I’m guilty of telling my kids either it won’t hurt forever or you aren’t the only one going through this. It really shouldn’t matter. It’s really funny we expect kids to do and process things even adults have issues with.
