{"id":67921,"date":"2024-10-01T05:52:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T09:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=67921"},"modified":"2024-10-03T23:07:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:07:53","slug":"hailey-is-thirteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/hailey-is-thirteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Hailey is THIRTEEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Houston, we. have. a. teenager<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW?!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our sweet Hailey Bug is 13 years old and I don’t even know how that’s real. But we are here, we are excited, and we can confirm that 13 isn’t scary. In fact, it’s amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A friend told me that the teen years with her kids are some of her favorite because that’s when you can feel things begin to shift from a strictly parent\/child relationship to a deeper level connection and friendship. I loved that and can see our wheels turning in that direction. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll always be parent first for these years because even big kids still need boundaries and direction, but there is a deeper connection forming as we watch her discover and become who she is a little more each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hailey at THIRTEEN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hailey is crafty and artistic. She’s incredibly thoughtful and intuitive by nature. She’s addicted to the piano and can’t walk by it without stopping to play a tune. She is competitive in sports and board games. She knows how to push her sister’s buttons. She likes to have a plan and structure. She likes to workout and run with David and me. She enjoys hikes, being outside, and adventures. She isn’t a big fan of cities or places with too many people. She’s a caretaker. She loves organization and is thrilled that I’ve have allowed her to be the official organization czar of the new house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has been a big year for her. She’s going through a big transition, from the house she’s known her whole life, to nomad, to new home (hopefully this month). She’s handled it all with a lot of grace; I’m so proud of her. I really feel like this coming year she will thrive. She has a quiet confidence in who she is, something I deeply admire about her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hailey at 13 Years Old Q&A<\/h3>\n\n\n\n