Hormone Therapy

Well, I officially decree that I hate teen hormones. I know that I am not the first parent who ever wanted to sell off their teenagers because of moodiness, testiness, or plain out-right rudeness, caused by the ever shifting of the hormone levels in my home. Most of it is over STUPID junk, and I'm ready to throttle the lot of them. It's odd for me to realize that very little of it is directed to me personally---I know this because when I was a hormonal teen, with other sisters at my house, all of it rarely had to do with my parents. It was just what I was feeling at the time, but in 10 minutes I was usually over it....and on to a happier mood. But looking at the child who is hurling her attitude all over me, it brandishes my heart with hurt and frustration and overshadows the rest of my day. I know this will pass, and I will someday sit, smiling and covered in joy, when one of my own children come to me with questions about how I endured raising teenagers.
In the meantime, I will just keep apologizing to my mother, and ever be grateful she didn't smother us in our sleep. Thank you Mom. I love you.