parenting teenagers is hard, so very hard
and also beautiful
because they are magic
and they are regular immature humans
sometimess they are good and magic
and sometimes they are more of both and sometimes less of both
sometimes it seems as though the good and the magic are far, far away
and if we love them, we are here for all of it
and we are supposed to guide these magical ordinary creatures
so maybe we need to let them know that the magic is real
even on days when they can't be , or just don't want to be amazing
and the magic is real
even when they disappoint someone else
or themself
even when they aren't and can't be
even when they are most awkward and real
even then, they are magic