{"id":7895,"date":"2024-07-31T13:53:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T13:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=7895"},"modified":"2024-07-31T13:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T13:53:47","slug":"kids-cant-kids-be-kids-anymore-my-13-year-old-daughter-gave-me-a-wish-list-for-her-birthday-be-kids-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=7895","title":{"rendered":"KIDS CAN\u2019T KIDS BE KIDS ANYMORE? MY 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GAVE ME A WISH LIST FOR HER BIRTHDAY BE KIDS ANYMORE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When my 13-year-old daughter gave me her birthday wish list, I felt a mix of nostalgia and confusion. It wasn\u2019t just the items\u2014Victoria\u2019s Secret set, eyelash extensions, hair extensions, acrylic nails, Lululemon outfit, Dyson AirWrap\u2014it was the realization that my little girl was growing up in a world I barely recognized. At her age, I had only wished for a music player and a new pair of jeans.<\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5856\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/453438800_122146921826249164_8879488620519808056_n_cleanup-e1722418699822-300x300.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/453438800_122146921826249164_8879488620519808056_n_cleanup-e1722418699822-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/453438800_122146921826249164_8879488620519808056_n_cleanup-e1722418699822-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/453438800_122146921826249164_8879488620519808056_n_cleanup-e1722418699822.png 512w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to make her happy but couldn\u2019t turn her into a TikTok doll. We spent the day at a spa, enjoying facials and manicures, focusing on natural beauty. I surprised her with a stylish yet modest outfit from her favorite brand and a new set of paints and canvases.<\/p>\n<p>As we painted together that evening, I saw her eyes light up with genuine happiness. I realized that while times may change, the essence of childhood joy remains the same\u2014time spent together, feeling loved and understood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my 13-year-old daughter gave me her birthday wish list, I felt a mix of nostalgia and confusion. It wasn\u2019t just the items\u2014Victoria\u2019s Secret set, eyelash extensions,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7895"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7896,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7895\/revisions\/7896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}