I miss the years when my kids were teenagers. Really, I do! There were a lot of kids around our house, and I felt like I would never grow old. There were a lot of fun times - and a lot of meals to cook! Fortunately, they learned to cook and do laundry by the time they were teenagers.
When I came home from work in the summertime, someone was usually cooking dinner, and someone else would hand me a drink (this was after the kids were old enough to do that sort of thing!) That's when good parenting really paid off! I got to sit down and take a load off and enjoy the evening.
My son and daughter share the fun parts of their lives with me and my husband, and they talk to me when they have problems to solve, and it makes me proud that they do. Life isn't all roses and lollipops, but there's a lot more fun than tears.