Holy Sh*t, My Kid's A Tween Overnight

Uh, that was fast. %2F%2Ftheunder25toygiftguide.splashthat.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=43268%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000184354346a5-4769f0b4-a788-4c15-a5ef-08ba3735dfe4-000000/yLAb-EcafeLgujFslaaj4yzuYf0=294 [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=43268%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000184354346a5-4769f0b4-a788-4c15-a5ef-08ba3735dfe4-000000/4AV0DBJaad7kqsnt4YzoUPjWV-k=294) Nov 01, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fholy-sht-my-kids-a-tween-all-of-a-sudden%3Futm_campaign=43268%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000184354346a5-4769f0b4-a788-4c15-a5ef-08ba3735dfe4-000000/Z6GVRLE7scKomIZ5RlRiTtLAxhE=294 [Holy Sh*t, My Kid's A Tween Overnight](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fholy-sht-my-kids-a-tween-all-of-a-sudden%3Futm_campaign=43268%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000184354346a5-4769f0b4-a788-4c15-a5ef-08ba3735dfe4-000000/6D1w2DeJAHHyzTF-TicaDvXf5kU=294) They tell you it happens suddenly, and wow, they aren’t kidding: one day, your kid just wakes up a tween. Scary Mommy editor-in-chief Kate Auletta is just the latest mom to experience this phenomenon. She writes: “All of a sudden I saw a flash forward to five or six years from now, when he’s a full-blown teenager and probably has terrible acne and permanently smells like his just-practiced-in soccer shin guards. There he is, still primping his hair in the mirror before heading to school in his sweatshirt and shorts. Time is fleeting.” Give it a read and see if you’ve experienced the same thing. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [read more](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fholy-sht-my-kids-a-tween-all-of-a-sudden%3Futm_campaign=43268%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/3/01000184354346a5-4769f0b4-a788-4c15-a5ef-08ba3735dfe4-000000/CtAh7L_v1PSwkQ_XMsKx5lfDAgw=294) %2F%2Ftheunder25toygiftguide.splashthat.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=43268%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000184354346a5-4769f0b4-a788-4c15-a5ef-08ba3735dfe4-000000/9UXA2URTtuSl5EXI9qVTYCydYXg=294 [Latest] [Latest] %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fwhat-to-do-when-someone-asks-for-babysitters-number%3Futm_campaign=43268%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000184354346a5-4769f0b4-a788-4c15-a5ef-08ba3735dfe4-000000/CUbop2sYOUhvD8fnYLxHUtO8t1Q=294 IT'S 867-5309 [Another Mom Just Asked For Your Favorite Sitter’s Info... 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