This is very true. I was not able to put the year, but now I have a feeling the year is, yes, indeed, 12.
I have a 13-year-old daughter, and I have felt the massive distance since she turned 13. I have been working remotely (pretty much) since the early 2000s, so I'm usually at home. So, I have spent a lot of time together with my daughter. I have gone through the usual tea parties, kitty picnics/parties, park-walks, pretend ghost/monster hunts, dances, singing/karaoke, etc. Well, I became pretty knowledgeable about K-pops, BTS, and Katty Perries, and I have even listened to Justin Bieber in the car. She also used to accompany me on several business visits to experience the "offices."
Now at 13+, she is more of "leave me alone" and "stick it on a sticky," except for the occasional burst about random pop-culture discussions. I've played Roblox, listened to a few new-age musics, and learned new jargon to keep up. She can go detailed and explain a few key topics, and then I have to spend time reading up to be able to communicate later on.
Otherwise, the talks and the discussions have become rather clinical, grown-up conversation-y. Yes, I miss when I had to wake up on quite a few mornings to prepare for the toys that have walked across the room, holiday gifts pulled in by the gang of stuffed animals.
Anyway, I have a 5-year-old now, and I'm repeating the activities.
I have a 13-year-old daughter, and I have felt the massive distance since she turned 13. I have been working remotely (pretty much) since the early 2000s, so I'm usually at home. So, I have spent a lot of time together with my daughter. I have gone through the usual tea parties, kitty picnics/parties, park-walks, pretend ghost/monster hunts, dances, singing/karaoke, etc. Well, I became pretty knowledgeable about K-pops, BTS, and Katty Perries, and I have even listened to Justin Bieber in the car. She also used to accompany me on several business visits to experience the "offices."
Now at 13+, she is more of "leave me alone" and "stick it on a sticky," except for the occasional burst about random pop-culture discussions. I've played Roblox, listened to a few new-age musics, and learned new jargon to keep up. She can go detailed and explain a few key topics, and then I have to spend time reading up to be able to communicate later on.
Otherwise, the talks and the discussions have become rather clinical, grown-up conversation-y. Yes, I miss when I had to wake up on quite a few mornings to prepare for the toys that have walked across the room, holiday gifts pulled in by the gang of stuffed animals.
Anyway, I have a 5-year-old now, and I'm repeating the activities.