Watching Time Change Them
The Hardest Part of Growing Up Is Watching Your Parents Grow Older Some seasons of growing up are beautiful. Others break your heart in ways you never expected. Watching your parents grow older is one of them. 🤍 I think one of the hardest things about growing up is watching your parents grow older. When we are children, we somehow believe our parents are invincible. They are the people who fix things, find solutions, carry the heavy stuff, wipe away our tears and make everything feel like it is going to be okay. They are our safe place. We grow up believing they will always be strong, always be there and always have the answers, but somewhere along the way, life quietly changes the roles. Suddenly, you notice the little things. Slower movements begin to appear, accompanied by a tiredness that wasn't there before. Life becomes filled with doctor's appointments, medication, conversations about health and the things they can no longer do as easily as they once could. This is when...
