16 things you recognize if you have a teenage daughter

Yesterday I was still pushing them down the slide, today they are teenagers. All three of them. Life has become a lot easier, I have hope, young mothers. Brushing teeth, tying shoelaces, blowing noses, wiping bottoms... They can all do it completely by themselves. Life is different now. You recognize this if you have a teenage daughter.

1. Your hairdryer is their hairdryer
That also has its advantages because that Dyson Airwrap I could now emotionally justify that expense by dividing it into three parts. But it’s no longer in my bathroom.

2. It’s ‘blush’, not ‘rouge’
And a lot pimples you call a ‘break out’, cleaning is ‘cleansing’ (and I have to do that twice because they saw it on TikTok) and cleaning your face is your skincare routine and that is very important, even if there’s not a pore in sight.

3. Every sentence starts with: “I saw recently on TikTok”

4. They go to bed later than you

5. Tagging in Stories is a case of ‘preferably not’

6. Almost every post with a photo of them has to be removed

7. You have no idea anymore which pants belong to whom

8. You suddenly wear her Lululemon and she wears yours

9. They suddenly eat everything

10. Sometimes the dishwasher is suddenly emptied

11. Or there are kaiser rolls in the oven

12. Not everyone leaves the house at 8:15 AM, because first and second period is free

13. You’re back in high school yourself for a bit
Including brain-cracking and headache-inducing math problems and stories about annoying (and luckily also fun) teachers.

14. Suddenly there are five girls in your kitchen because of a break

15. You can watch series together

16. They eat phone chargers

But I think it’s all great.