Teens
You can feel like you are losing them during the teenage years, even though they're right there in front of you. One day, you are laughing and getting along, the next you feel like you are sitting with a stranger you don't know in the least. They might be unrecognizable, growing six inches in a span of six months. They might have changed personalities, from sweet and loving to salty and stoic. They might have changed their interests, their focus, their dreams. You lose them to their phones. You lose them to their rooms. You lose them to their friends, their activities, their jobs. You may feel desperate to cling to the child you once knew, the one who adored you, the one you got along with, the one whose hand you thought you'd hold forever. You may feel like crying from their constant rejection. You may feel lost when you can't get them back on track. You may feel insignificant when they ignore you or lash out. You will grow impatient with the status of your relationsh