A Decade of Lessons in Parenting - Parenting.com A Decade of Lessons in Parenting When her oldest child turns 10, one mother reflects on what she's learned By Fernanda Moore comments ( 0 ) related tags: Relationships--Mom , Mom © Getty The day my older son, Zander, turned, as he called it, the big one-oh, I hit a milestone of my own: I officially entered my second decade of being a mother. And while there was no denying Zander's metamorphosis from fuzzy-haired, gray-eyed infant to grubby-kneed fourth-grader, my transformation was no less significant. And Zander was only one part of my learning curve: My second son, Thad, was born when Zander was 6. Looking back on those first ten years, there were clearly a few lessons that repeatedly saved my sanity. I hope they do the same for you! Lesson #1: Everything is Just a Phase I read this somewhere when Zander was a toddler, and considered having it tattooed someplace extremely visible--like on his forehead--so I'd remember to ta