Me: What should I blog about?
Aidan: Blog about ME!
Me: Okay, hold still and I'll take some pictures.
This is Aidan. She is my teen-aged child.
She likes the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Ben Folds, salt & vinegar potato chips, watching episodes of House and Bones online, sitting in her room in the dark, and texting with her boyfriend.
She is a vegetarian who doesn't exactly eat much in the way of vegetables.
She is wicked smart and funny.
She sings. She plays the guitar. She writes short stories.
I have a hard time remembering what she was like, even just five years ago.
She will not always live in the same house as I do.
Sometimes, that makes me very, very sad. Sometimes, not as sad.
I have a hard time believing I'm part of the two-person team that made her.
I sure do like her though.
Relly says
Awww.
(Also, amused that typepad thinks that ‘Wish you wore pants’ has something to do with your daughter. Poor Aidan! Your reputation is being destroyed by a typepad algorithm!)
Toni Brockliss says
Aidan you are so beautiful and you have a wicked mum.
x
Cindy says
Sweet. Nice to have a Mom who makes you look so good, and smart, and interesting. Enjoy each other. =]
Detta Owens says
LOVE this. I need to do something like this about each of my kids, too
Mercedes says
LOVE this idea Cathy, it would make a great scrapbook page too. Tell Aiden that I love salt and vinegar chips as well!
Jennifer L says
I seriously thought the first pages might be you, younger. And tell her Bones rocks.
Kate says
great page! i see she takes after Mum in that last photo!! 😉
Rebecca G. says
Dude! Can you say, “mini me?” She is a spitting image of you. I guess since I only have boys, it always shocks me to see such resemblance among a family. LOL! Lovely thoughts, though. We should all remember the great things about our kids. It’s so easy to only dwell on the negative teenage garbage, sometimes.
Madeline St Onge says
How sweet, Aidan you are adorable and a mini Cathy, yup she is your girl
Leora says
What a nice post. AAAAHHHHHH! Tell Aidan that Ben Folds went to our high school. I have yet to see him perform in person, though…
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cathy says
Oh Leora, she’ll think that is so cool!
Leslie says
This is just great! Inspired me to this with my daughter. Ya’ know if our daughters went to the same school…they may very well be friends:)
Christy says
Gee Cathy- no doubt who’s kid that is, is there? She is beautiful. Please tell Aidan that I think she’s cool!
Stephanie Howell says
oh man. she’s the best. i know i keep saying this, but i hope miss harper is like her. quirky, beatiful, smart, funny…all the best qualities a girl can have. total, complete mini cathy. xo
Susan says
When I first opened this up, before I started reading, I thought those were pictures of you. Great pictures! She is beautiful.
Lee Currie says
What a wonderful entry, Cathy! My Claire is much the same, add Skype to the list and she could be Aidan’s blonde twin 🙂 I too become sad knowing she’ll leave, then sometimes it doesn’t seem too bad an idea.
Barbi says
GREAT post! Made me smile and think of my girls. How they are growing and changing. Not teenaged yet but my oldest is getting closer every year and sometimes that scares the crap out of me! : )
Dorothy says
Aidan I hope you know how “lucky” you are to have such a special relationship with your Mom. This blog made me miss my best friend and Mother so much.
KateT says
My daughter (9) asked the other day if we can convert the loft so that she can always live here. It will be very sad when that’s no longer her goal, but I will still remind here about it, lol ** Kate **
KateT says
My daughter (9) asked the other day if we can convert the loft so that she can always live here. It will be very sad when that’s no longer her goal, but I will still remind her about it, lol ** Kate **
KateT says
Meant to edit that not post it twice, sorry!
JoLynn says
Nice!
{vicki} says
Great post!
AnnieB says
And in that first photo she looks very much like her mama.
Kathi says
Cathy,
What a fun post. It is hard to remember just a few years ago. I look at pictures of my 13 yr old when she was 5 and I can barely remember the day to day. Thank goodness for scrapbooking, I have the memories preserved and I love it.
Penny Grimsley says
Very, very sweet. And you are having DYL withdrawals, aren’t you? 🙂 JK – but I AM!! I can totally see you morphing this into a scrap page. My boys are 16 and 14 and I hear you on “remembering 5 years ago.” It seems like they get taller daily…. loved the mush. Do Coley next.
Marge Johnston says
OMG!! That should have had a “tissue warning” on it!!! Now I’ve got to go redo the mascara!!! 😉 The “mommy” emotions are just out of control at the moment!! 🙂
karin says
It’s really too bad she looks nothing like you, huh? They grow so flippin’ fast !!
pam says
she’s really growing up to be a very interesting person. And when you have trouble remembering that you are part of the two person team who made her, just stand next to her and look in the mirror. 🙂
cathy says
Really? It’s so funny, that i only occasionally see me in her. But, everyone else sees it crystal clear!
cathy says
Aidan has told me she’s never moving out. I’m sure she’ll change that one day. Sniff.
cathy says
OH, good idea!
Kelli says
She’s gorgeous! She looks just like you.
Susan says
She is so gorgeous. I love how independent she seems to be. You’re doing an awesome job Mommy.
dawn says
She is just gorgeous!! Love hearing about her, my one daughter just turned 13 last month. Love all the photos and yes she is you!!! I need to do a page like this for all of my kids too. I also read about you watching the “Jamie Oliver” cooking show, I plan on watching it again tomorrow too, I’m very excited about it and told my kids. I would love to have him come to our town and turn it around for the shcool lunches. Good for Cole already making better choices. Thanks for sharing with us as always!!
Sarah says
I think she looks A LOT like her mother! At first glance, I thought they (current pics) were retro photos of you, Cathy. And to see her as a child, SO CUTE! Proof how fast they grow up, isn’t it?
Sara says
She’s got a boyfriend.
Dude. She’s getting so old…
lynne moore says
great post! Awesome pix. Your giant child and my small child (14) is so much alike – in that they are so typically atypical! The best part about being a teen.
Heather says
Wow, she’s beautiful-looks just like you! This made me a little teary thinking about my baby girl 😉
Colleen Sheehy says
You are such a cute Mama. It’s evident you two have a very special bond. I hope to have that with my daughter. 🙂
Tanya says
OH.MY.GAWD. you and Aiden look so much alike! AMAZING!
Jody says
Love this!!!
katemeri says
Great post today! I love all the photos of your sweet Aiden over the years. You’re both lucky to have each other. Enjoy!
Katrina of Southern California says
She is one beautiful girl just like her Mama!
Donna Tullis says
perfect! i luv how when asked what you should blog about she was ‘ME’….tooooo cute! yall rock, its good stuff, this whole family thing.
Heather H. says
Oh my! This brought me to tears. Because my almost 4 year old son will someday (and obviously not so far away) will be a teenager too. Wow. And he won’t live here with me. And he will have a (gulp) girlfriend. Lovely post. And a little to real. She is beautiful!
cathy says
Tell me about it.
cathy says
Aw, thanks.
tara says
Cathy this made me cry! Love the flow of the post and the pics. Amazing.
Karin says
She is beautiful and looks like a lot of fun!
Susan says
Enjoy this time… but oh my goodness! What you have to look forward to!!! I am going tomorrow to visit my 24 year old daughter. She has called 3 times today to tell me of something else fun she wants us to do or remember to show me or whatever while I am there. So yeah… she doesn’t live in my house anymore — but having her so excited for me to visit her house (apartment) is a marvelous thing.
Kristen says
omg cathy…this post SO struck a chord with me! My kids are young (9, 6, & 5) but everytime I look at them I seem to think, like you, “someday they won’t live in the same house with me”. I’m mourning the loss already! i don’t know how I’ll ever make it through when the time actually comes.
Aiden is so pretty! And she sure is a good sport with all the picture taking. You’re lucky in that!
Asebert says
And she’s got some great teeth. Did you have to pay for that grin?
Alyssa Albers says
Other people said this too – she looks SO much like you! She is adorable. Wow, they grow so fast. My daughter will be 6 in June – I’m going to blink and have a teenager, huh?
Rebecca B. says
I’ve watched Aidan grow up through your books and posts. She’s quite a lovely girl and I just know you are so proud of her. Proud to be her mom, proud of what you’ve learned BY being her mom, proud of what her tomorrow will look like because you are her mom. I’m learning alot about parenting and for that I thank you both.
BTW, her haircut and smile are ridiculous with awesomeness. Those braces were monies seriously well spent.
642-524 says
you and Aiden look so much alike! AMAZING!