When did they get to be so old?

It seems like just yesterday that they were born and I had no time to sleep nor time to spend with my husband... Now Mohini is 19, Danilo is 16 and Isa will turn 12 on Tuesday. Today we will have a birthday party for him in the park and hopefully the smoke from the wildfires will stay at bay and thunderstorms won't start until after the party. I will be posting my thoughts on how to be a parent because it seems to me that these days most people try to be their kids friend and not thir parent.