Teaser ~ Multiple Choice

Today's teaser if from Multiple Choice by Claire Cook (2004), page 204.  Yep, it's from near the end, but I promise you that it's no spoiler.  Just something that I'm pondering about what it's like to raise children, especially when you are still dealing with their teen years and can't (yet) see the wonderful adults they become.

"Mom, don't you have homework or something?  I'll watch the brownies."

So I let him take over my brownies and went off to do my homework.  The hardest part about bringing up your kids to be strong and independent was that then you had to let them be.