Type in “tween years” to your internet search bar and you’re going to get some frightening results. That’s because, like most parents who have been there know, the years just before the teen years can be filled with tons of emotions, uncertainty, and moody attitudes. As parents, we bear the brunt of our kids’ frustrations. And it’s not that boys can’t be challenging to raise for so many reasons, but tween girls seem to really give us a run for our money.
With all that being said, tween girls are actually completely amazing and I’m not sure we harp on this enough, but it’s true. In the face of so much shifting and sorting out of their feelings, they never cease to amaze us. They move at warp speed, are endlessly spirited and engaging, and even though a lot of times they act like they hate us, seeing their personality change, shift, and grow is pure magic to watch.
My tween girl is so challenging. She makes me question whether or not I’m doing a halfway decent job raising her about 1,000 times a day. But I wouldn’t change a thing about her. She blows my mind on the regular and I’m guessing most parents of tween girls feel the exact same way. It’s just such a vulnerable, yet hopeful, time.
Here are 7 reasons why tween girls are actually the most amazing humans: