She continued to cry. “…I feel like such a failure though…I feel like such a baby…I felt like I was growing up too fast and getting too big and like I wasn’t ready for everything but I didn’t want this!”
“Jordan you’re not a baby! This happens to people all the time…”
“Oh yeah like who?”
Should I tell her? Maybe she already knows. No. There’s no way she would’ve asked like that if she already knew….hmmm….yes? no? Crap! No. I can’t do that to her without permission. Sally processed as she thought about people Jordan knew.
“Well…your sister for one. She’s been wetting the bed for five years straight now; every single night without letup. It’s kind of ironic that she’s the one to give you a hard time about one little accident—”
“THREE! And she’s FIVE! I’m almost THIRTEEN!”
“Listen honey, I’m positive it’s just temporary. It’s normal for teenagers as they go through stressful times and have releases of hormones and changes in their bodies. I guarantee. You’re not alone; and this is gonna stop just as quickly as it started.”