My eldest child (born when I was a wee babe of 23 myself ;-) ) just turned 17. There have been certain ages throughout his life that have seemed like huge jumps forward to me, and 17 is one of them. To me, a 17 year old boy just sounds a lot older than a 16 year old boy. And then there is the fact that in less than 12 months from today, he will legally be an adult. At that point, he can do whatever the heck he wants and there won't be a darn thing I can do about it. Some days that sounds like heaven, while other days it sounds like hell.
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