Esther Austin

Laugh at Life with Me: Teenagers Esther Austin

Laugh at Life with me: Teenagers is a book I have been looking forward to publishing for a long time now. Even though it is a comedy it is also very poignant and holds great importance to me because it tracks the journey of my teenage son through the transition of boy through to teenager. This stage in our lives has certainly proved to be an interesting journey, sometimes a conflict of emotions, ideas, understanding, yet other times the realisation that my son is almost an adult and with this comes all the other positive elements, such as a firmer bonding as friends, a companian, yet in his own right he is emerging into his own identity. He's taller, more handsome and I can see the man he will emerge into and I'm pleased with the pending results. The book takes a look at various aspects of teenage life and growing up both from the perspective of myself as a mother and also from the perspective of my son and how this affects other family members. I have tried to be equally balanced in my views of how we both act, react, sometimes with all the best intentions in the world, yet other times, these intentions are misconstrued and arguments arise. Yet, this is all part and parcel of being a parent and journeying together as a family. So I hope this book not only entertains you, but as always, endears you to seek beyond the humour to identify elements of truth.