My baby girl is growing up and I feel sad and happy about it
As I sit here I am feeling like something is missing in my house. And the truth is it is. I put my 9 year old on a plane with her best friend this morning to visit my mum in Tassie for 4 days. I just spoke to her and they are planning a mid night snack and are having a ball.
My mum was amused when giving them a treat of fish fingers and chips that they asked where were the veggies and then insisted on eating raw carrots.
I cant believe she is old enough to want to go away from me let alone do it! She even packed her own suitcase, after making sure the contents matched and there were 4 complete outfits.
Its hard to believe she will be 10 next year. It seems only yesterday that we brought her home from hospital a beautiful screaming bundle of joy (she spent much of the first 18 mths of her life crying and not sleeping !) She has really matured this year and although she has a few preteen hissies is becoming a generally sensible likeable young thing.
The world is a scary place and I worry about what the future holds for her and her 2 siblings. I hope and pray Matt and I are growing them up in a way that gives them good moral grounding and a desire to love God and others around them.
She has a good heart and cant bear it when she is not liked. I see so much of me in her. The good and the bad unfortunately. God help me to show her how to not be anxious but to lean on Him as I learn to do the same. I also pray He will give me the wisdom to keep the lines of communication open so she will always be able to tell me anything even the bad stuff (God forbid it happens)
Parents think the hardest part of parenting is 0-5 and I agree it is the most time consuming, but the closer my kids get to teenagers the more I think that these will be the hardest. When they are little you have total control over every aspect of their lives. Once they hit school age years that becomes less and less until their peer group matters more than mum and dad.
Anyway I am sure she will return Friday even more mature and very much sugared out 
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Sue
5. October 2008 | 12:51 hHow cool for her!!
Yeah, I have always thought that even though the early years seem so much more time consuming and style cramping for parents, getting older and teenage years must be really hard. That whole control/freedom thing - ouch!!
I hope she had a fantastic time!!!