I've also noticed recently that I seem to have a much more... *motherly* attitude toward teen characters and heroes than I used to.
Oh yes. this. Last week at aikido, I was practicing with one of the teenagers, and I suddenly asked him how old he was. 16, he replied. And it hit me (and being me, it then fell out my mouth): I could VERY realistically be his mother. (I'd have been 19 when I got preggers).
Of course, I remain childless (hmmm, I typed childish first :D) and single, but still.... And tonight, I was all adult with another of the teenagers who needs to learn some respect for senior students.... Since when am *I* the mature one!
I think I need to go read a good pony book with a good teenaged heroine now. _Keeping Barney_, maybe. Or one of the_Gypsy_ books :D.
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Date: 2008-05-08 05:40 am (UTC)Oh yes. this. Last week at aikido, I was practicing with one of the teenagers, and I suddenly asked him how old he was. 16, he replied. And it hit me (and being me, it then fell out my mouth): I could VERY realistically be his mother. (I'd have been 19 when I got preggers).
Of course, I remain childless (hmmm, I typed childish first :D) and single, but still.... And tonight, I was all adult with another of the teenagers who needs to learn some respect for senior students.... Since when am *I* the mature one!
I think I need to go read a good pony book with a good teenaged heroine now. _Keeping Barney_, maybe. Or one of the_Gypsy_ books :D.