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I woke up this morning, my first day as the Mother of a Teenager.
The truth is, when I gave birth to this baby girl, there was truly no way for me to grasp how fast this time would come.
People warned me.  Lots of people, actually.  And it isn't that I didn't believe them, it's just that until you have seen with your own eyes and felt with your own heart, there is just no way to comprehend how fast this time will go by.
I remember when I took her home from the hospital and it seemed so very far off, that she would be going to Kindergarten.  But in the blink of an eye, there she went.
And since then, I must have blinked again, because my little girl just became a teenager.

I couldn't be prouder of her.
She is an amazing person.
And I am not just saying that, because she is my kid.
It's true.  She rocks.
And I love her.
And I don't want her to grow up any more.

But I can't stop the hands of time, so I guess I just better stop blinking!