Growing Pain!

Thanks Heather. It’s now ten years later and she’s still doing it. They tell me it’s hormones. And that there’s no known antidote. She gets married in January to a very lucky Canadian guy and they will live in Montreal. Life here will be so peaceful. And I will miss her so deeply.

Cheers, BB

Yay! You’re here too!

I absolutely love this shot! I’ve long thought it’s such a shame we all (or most of us anyway) have to go through that often angry, often awkward time as teens that causes our parents so much grief, but it must be worth it when one’s children become real adults and can return to the fold, so to speak, and appreciate their parents as people. I know from this side of things how much that experience has enriched my life – I love knowing my parents as an adult.

Thanks Casey. It’s a bit unfortunate that our children don’t really know what their parents are about until they get lives of their own… which is why we have to protect them untiul they do. We go through hell to do it, but if you can stick it out suffering only deep flesh wounds, the reward is massive. I’m just starting to appreciate that now, and thank you for acknowledging from your side. BB

what a wonderful photograph/daughter is excellent

Shanghaiwu, father and daughter both thank you! BB

Excellent. A generational clash of heads. I can really relate to this.

Sounds like great therapy – and it’s made a great photo. Reminds me of that film “Anger Management”

Thanks Brett and Steve. I guess most of us have been there in one way or another. Some of us come back alive, some of us don`t !!

Haha thats a fab image! Reminds me of myself and my dad! hehe

Hey BB -

I’ll get that information to you about NutraSweet this evening. Been busy doing a massive overhaul of my apartment/studio.

This is such a great forum!

Cheers,
Case.

What a great shot, billyboy! I’m sure your daughter will look back in time and realise she’s turning into her parents :)

Thanks Mel, it`s already happening… I almost pity her kids!!

hehehe

I’m way off at the moment – however, I think that will be me in the future…. Great shot!

Paul, if you have a daughter, that WILL be you in the future! Thanks for commenting!!

hahaha, awesome….......xkc

Thanks for looking Karen… your gallery is awesome btw!

this is fantastic!!! can totally empathize with you – my daughter is pre-teen and has to argue with EVERYTHING that is said to her…
brilliant shot…

Pre-teen? I so feel for you.
But don’t worry, they grow out of it around 26… then they leave. Grin & bear it !

very nice shot, great idea :)

What a great capture. Looks like it was a fun thing to do. I might have to try this but my 4 year old is so high pitched I might have to wear ear plugs.

Thankyou for the really lovely comment Billyboy, always lovely to get a comment from someone who has such wonderful work themselves. You have some truly brilliant shots here, many of which I look at and go “damn! wish I’d thought of that!”...this one I particularly love, being the mother of a 16yr old daughter n all, you’ve captured so much here in one shot, great work!

that is awesome…I love her hair! =) It makes me ;nervous for my daughter to be a teen!=)

I never did tell you how much this reminds me of my son and me on accasions, billy. We both lived to tell the tale.

Give her the bliming biscuit.

OMG this is brilliant… being the mother of two small daughter’s i am sure i have this to look forward too hehehe!
Nicely dne indeed!
xx Sam

Samantha, yes you do indeed have this to look forward to… and you`re lucky if it gets better by the time they`re 25!

Well done!

Right in the middle of this now with 2 teenage children, love it BB!!! :)

Brilliant image and beautifully captured. Sometimes it is difficult to remember how awkward and complicated life is for children while they are preparing for the adult life! That is what this image is telling me.

Strangely adorable. Haha. I love this.

lTRULY ADORE THIS SHOT….I am in that time frame now…14 yr old..13 yr old…12 yr old…and 21 month old…lol..
SOMEONE SAVE ME PLEASE!!!!!

Cathy, I’m very sorry to say there is no hope. Grin & bear it!

Fabulous shot. I see this in my future
My 11 year old is well on her way. LOL

Great frikkin portrait – great idea and very funy result, I think you look scared behind your scream.

I have a taste of this, but am dreading what 10 more years could bring!!!!!

What a wonderful image. Mine still does it too – at 30

Wonderful shot. Im sure the both of you will enjoy looking back at this in years to come.

great shot…I have a nearly 13…we are not yellers…YET!!!!! :)

Susan, what can I say… you may escape with only minor injuries, but if I may make a suggestion based on my own experience, enjoy the next 3 weeks of bliss, casue the next 8 years are gonna be hell !

Ohhhhhhh This is FRIGGIN Grrrreeeeaaattttttt! Maybe because this is Me 7 My Daughter right now….Great Concept! Yet another winner BillY!

Oh Jeezzzzzzz …Thanks BB, MADE MY FRIGGIN DAY!!!!! lol

oh yes ~ good to get it out!! lol…I’m in now and tho it doesn’t look like it ~ it sometimes feels like it! :)

lol great shot!

This is my next purchase….if I had had a father, this is what I would have wanted…the closeness is tangible. Things that are worth it, are never easy, all the time…but, this is heaven, in my eyes.

I can really relate to this photograph- I think the mental scars was a good option to take! They somehow make you closer

Great stuff my friend.

:-)) Soooo great!

Such a wonderful shot. I feel that tension with my own daughter at times…

Oh ya!! I’ve gone one too!!! I’m drained too! lol.

I’m the support group not a parent…lol…but I love this shot….says it like it is and I see it every day. Instant fave.

congrats for the home page Billyboy.

Most Excellent, finding this on the home page. =) You go BB!

I’m a teenage girl and I am making it a life goal to appreciate my parents for who they are and what they sacrifice for me.
I know that hormones aren’t just a teenager thing – it’s a woman thing. Hehe.
I think every parent deserves a congratulations… It can’t be easy!
So well done. Keep up the great work and God Bless you and your household!
Megan

What a great shot … don’t know how I have missed this before. She is just so natural and her expression is priceless. One thing that is really clear in this image is the love you have for each other … you wouldn’t get me being this close to my family as a teenager lol!!! And yes teenagers and girls are emotionally challenging – I should know, i was both and have all of this to come :) A perfect portrait.

Excellent image, congrats on homepage feature!

Home Page baby!!! Wooo- Hooo!!!!! Awesome!!! You rock!

Hey, Congratulations on the Home Page feature, Bill. This is fabulous, as it’s Father’s Day, here in Oz this Sunday (today)! A particularly appropriate image. Way to go.

What a great pic!

I am all too familiar with this situation having raised two teenage girls! Great photo and congrats on Home Page!

Excellant shot!! Great moment, well captured :)

Showing it like it is! lol Great portraits.

teenage daughters are awesome :P

great emotional shot :D

Wonderful – the entire thing!!!!! Kudos – you sound like a terrific Dad.

great shot!

haha billy, i am a teenage daughter :D so i guess this is letting me in on how my parents must feel from time to time lol

Not quite the same, but you can view it here
Click on VIEW ALL FAVORITES. =)

Cheers!
Kimme

Ha.
I have a 14 year old.
(I feel ya, BB.) Great shot here!

I have a 5 year old girl and I FEEL this shot
Brilliant work

Man you can feel the love in this picture.

WONDERFUL!!! Just love it!

Flooding with emotion! Great presence of mind to set this up. I used to wear those rebel hair knots too. :) Great photography.

hahaha… I bet! Wonderful capture… really great work… I just love it!

My favorite in your whole portfolio! I have an 18 yr old daughter and I keep telling myself,”she will appreciate me when she is out on her own…...” Though I know yours was done in jest it captures the relationship btwn parent and teen sooo well.

Hey Juju!
Don`t know if being a newcomer to my pf, you don`t know the full story of my emotional rollercoaster ride with raising Melanie. But in case you don`t know, she`s now married to an amazing guy and as she now has a life, we`re cool. But it took till she was 24, so you may have a ways to go yet. Your hopeful ray of sunlight for the day is this… if it worked for us with Melanie, it will DEFINITELY work for you. You recognize that she needs her own life. You guys will be fine!

Thanks for the awesome comment and for the fav!

Thanks so much. Thats good to hear. I believe I was a pretty rough teenager and now my Mom and I are cool. So,yes there is hope….. Your story gives me hope. :O) and your-welcome!

Fantastic…I just love this.

Ohhhh this is perfect! How well in encapsulates ‘those’ years when aliens suddenly come and steal your adorable child away…. I remember it so well… not that long ago… we have 5 between us and the youngest is 18… they have all been there to greater or lesser degree and some took longer to pass through it… But then they move out… it’s peaceful… but then you miss them… then they come back… and you are grateful when they go again…lol! My children all live at a distance now but I visit regularly… that way I get my fix of seeing them.. but maintain my peace…hehe… Your work is fabulous…not only is it a great image but it touches a side of us which we all recognise whether we have children or not! Great work… : )

Hey huge Congrats on your Home Page Feature, Bill. Waaaay to go!

Congrats on the home page Billy!

Wonderful photo BB! I have a gut feeling that you raised Melanie just right! ;-)
Congrats on making the home page!!!!!

CONGRATS!! That is awesome to have a homepage feature!

Congrats on the home page. I have a daughter that just turned 12. Maybe she will grow up and never give me problems. Then again, I don’t live in the real world. HA HA!

Super image, Billy!!!! Congratulations on your fabulous Home Page Feature!!! And oh, how well i recall those days … raising a teenage girl … whew … yes, draining and emotional scars … yep … those would be the operative words, lol!!!! Congratulations again!!!!! WHEEEEE!!!

Nice to see you and your daughter on the Home Page! Congratulations!

Billy, I do have a great therapist. His first name is Miller. His second name is Genuine. And his last name is Draft. We like to call him MGD for short. LOL

Well deserved home page feature! Congratulations.

Well if you don’t mind that I post it here, you can see it anytime you’d like. ;)
Feel free to delete it if I stepped out of bounds in your thread. Congratulations again!

she will need those skills in the real world. :) Don

Happy Fathers Day BB …......... Be Proud and Enjoy your day, you & Bev did a GREAT job!

you know I just loved seeing this one sponsoring the challenge ~ one of my favs of yours ~ one that leaves me smiling ~ xxx

always good to see you too ~ grab a coffee and come on over :) here’s the challenge link ~ it’s one of those that yours s/be the winner and it’s all over before it’s begun!! lol

my link didn’t take – it’s Mood & Ambience Group – challenge Head to Head ;)

Many congrats on your well deserved win

It only finished 3 hrs ago, so maybe the moderator hasn’t seen it either yet. It was the most recent thing on my list when I logged on so I looked! Many congrats again!

Congrats big Billy!!! I knew this had to be a win for you ~ aaaah, those “firsts” are so rare & sweet at this time in our lives, isn’t it? ;) xxx

so funny..what a wonderful relationship you both have!!I enjoyed this one tremendously.

truly wonderful.he he..

Cheers Isa… and thanks fo the fave all the way from Ft. Myers!!