Single Mom Leaves A Note To Her 13-year-old Son Explaining What "Being Treated As An Adult" Really Means

Parenting is already hard, but it's even harder when you're a single parent. Taking care of toddlers may be exhausting, but it still is easier when compared to dealing with teenage kids. As we all know, the teenage years are a tough time. Kids begin to disobey their parents and want to be free from control. And when you are a single parent, no one is there to help you but yourself. So, if you're not prepared, things can slip out of hand pretty quickly.
When this woman had a conflict with her 13-year-old son, her son told her that he wanted to be independent as he now could earn money. Heidi Johnson is a single mom. And without the support of a partner, parenting is much harder for this mother. However, she had a brilliant solution to tackle this subtle issue, which explained to her son what it's like to be an adult without hurting his feelings. She's shared with us what she did, so let's scroll down to check it out now.

#1 The mom left a note to her son explaining what his words meant and gave him some options to consider

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#2 And here is how the boy reacted

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#3 She posted the note on her Facebook and it drew a lot of attention. Clearly, this is not a usual way of parenting, so a lot of people left comments on her post. And as always on the internet, many of them were downright bullying. Who knows, some of them may not even have kids or have spoiled, poorly mannered ones. So, she clarified her story and explained how it worked with her son

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#4

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“And, you know what… this hasn’t hurt our relationship. He and I still talk as openly as ever. He has apologized multiple times. He even removed some luxuries from his room that I missed. And… he is trying harder. Just because he is doing things better doesn’t mean he gets everything back in one grandeur leap of faith; he earns a little back at a time.”