When Your Teenager Actually Wants to Perform FOR You

Sophie has been working on this song for weeks, practicing behind her closed bedroom door (you know, the one with the DO NOT ENTER sign that we definitely respect).

When Your Teenager Actually Wants to Perform FOR You

Today she finally emerged and announced she was ready for her debut performance. Marcus immediately became the captive audience at the kitchen island while I grabbed my phone.

Watching her concentrate on getting every chord right was honestly the sweetest thing

That proud smile when you nail the whole song

. She’s been so focused on perfecting it, and you could see how much it meant to her to nail it. The tongue-out-slightly-while-concentrating face is pure Hartwell genetics - Marcus does the same thing when he’s working on his keyboard projects.

[IMAGE_3] That moment when she finished and looked up with that huge smile? Worth every ‘Mom, I’m PRACTICING’ door slam we’ve endured. Even if we’re probably going to hear Wonderwall approximately 847 more times this week. At least it’s not Baby Shark anymore.